"I'm amazed how the tiniest moments grow into books."

-- Kimberly Willis Holt

#Book Quotes #Moments Quotes #Grows Quotes

“You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.”
“One thing you may be sure of, I was not a party to covering up anything.”
“Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious about two fundamental things ... the first is the love of activity... The second fundamental thing is independence.”
“Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.”
“Venice is like doing acid. If you can't take it with you after you either come down or move away, you were never really there in the first place.”
“It seems preposterous now, but Amazon began as a bookstore.”

Source : "Cheap Words" by George Packer, www.newyorker.com. February 17 & 24, 2014.
“Obviously, the United States' own founding principles are self-determination. And I think what the United States and our allies want to do is to enable the Syrian people to make that determination. You know, we've seen what violent regime change looks like in Libya and - and the kind of chaos that can be unleashed.”

Source : "Face the Nation" with John Dickerson, www.cbsnews.com. April 9, 2017.
“Maggie Shipstead takes hold of the reader and doesn't let go. Astonish Me is a haunting, powerful novel.”

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