"Since I was trying so hard to make books lead my life, I didnâ€™t want to read them and then just put them back on the shelf and say, â€œgood book,â€ as if I was patting a good dog. I wanted books to change me, and I wanted to write books that would change others."

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Source : Jack Gantos (2002). “Hole in My Life”, p.61, Macmillan

Jack Gantos

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“I think you have to be in the right place at the right time. And understand that and know when it is your time and how you react to it and how you respond to it.”

Source : "Anna Sui, Founder, Anna Sui Corp". Interview with Andrew Stevens, www.cnn.com. October 4, 2006.
“I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.”
“I wanna sing about something that's sexy and edgy.”
“The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival.”
“the bliss that comes from ignorance should seldom be encouraged for it is likely to do one out of a more satisfying bliss.”

Source : Ruth Stout (1987). “How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back: A New Method of Mulch Gardening”, Fireside
“..just do, leave it there, if it comes let it come, but don't look for it.”
“What is true of the individual will be true of the whole family; what is true of the family will be true of the community, and of the state.”
“Denounce useless guilt. Donâ€™t make a cult of suffering. Live in the now(or at least the soon). Always do the things you fear most. Courage is an acquired taste like caviar. Trust all joy. If the evil eye fixes you in its gaze, look elsewhere. Get ready to be 87.”

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