"Children are the true connoisseurs. Whatâ€™s precious to them has no price, only value."

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Source : Bel Kaufman (2012). “This and That: Random Thoughts and Recollections”, p.58, Open Road Media

Bel Kaufman

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“Don't think you haven't lived long enough to have a story to tell.”
“Reaper of enemies; strong of grip; One kind with his fathers.”

Source : Taliesin, “Elegy For Owain”
“Nobody knows I'm different. Or they may know, but they don't know how different and they don't know what this thing is that's driving me because I can't... this is... these are charges ... which I understand having got two children of my own and having had these mad thoughts myself that you know, I've got to get out there and do something. I don't know what it is, but it's got to be interesting.”
“Do you know a book that you are willing to put under your head for a pillow when you lie dying? Very well; that is the book you want to study while you are living. There is but one such book in the world.”
“I want to be that good. I want to be Barry Bonds. I want when I pitch to be 'Win Day.' I want my teammates to relax on the days I pitch because they know they only have to get us a couple of runs. I'm totally prepared for that.”
“The word "veganism" denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude - as far as is possible and practical - all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.”
“If you listen to a lot of old funk records, the drums are really small. But you don't perceive it like that because the groove is so heavy.”
“That which renders life burdensome to us generally arises from the abuse of it.”

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