"For instance," said the boy again, "if Christmas trees were people and people were Christmas trees, we'd all be chopped down, put up in the living room, and covered in tinsel, while the trees opened our presents." "What does that have to do with it?" asked Milo. "Nothing at all," he answered, "but it's an interesting possibility, don't you think?"

-- Norton Juster

#Boys Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Interesting Quotes

“We follow a path of discovery, strung like pearls on a thread of curiosity, lending richness to our work.”
“There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to get beat, but only one way to win; get there first.”

Source : The Naked Ape introduction (1967)
“It's difficult to choose between these art forms. Iconography is entirely different from the style of the 15th century masters, who were experts in foreshortening and perspective. The technical skill and visual effects of painters like Uccello have to be admired. They achieved a level of artistry that has never been surpassed, in my opinion.”

Source : Source: www.yabookshelf.com
“Whatever you attempt, go at it with spirit.”
“The secret to overcoming a feeling of loneliness is not going outside to meet people. That will only keep you from being alone. The secret is going inside yourself, to realize your true kinship with God and with all the human beings that he created.”
“So we might say that the most important thing one can acquire in college is a well-functioning bullshit meter.”
“In all adversities there is always in its depth, a treasure of spiritual blessings secretly hidden.”

Source : "Quotations From Gurudev's Writings". Collected by Chinmaya Mission, Chicago, www.mychinmaya.org.
“You cannot make a crab walk straight.”

You may also like:

Alan Garner
Novelist
Chris Raschka
Illustrator
Chuck Jones
Animator
David Small
Writer
E. B. White
Writer
E. L. Konigsburg
Writer
Jules Feiffer
Cartoonist
Margaret Wise Brown
Writer
Madeleine L'Engle
Writer