"I read books because I love them, not because I think I should read them."

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Source : Simon Van Booy (2009). “Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories”, HarperCollins

Simon Van Booy

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Should Quotes

“Why don't we just buy one airplane and let the pilots take turns flying it.”
“Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine”

Source : "Ignore the critics – Beethoven was "a failure" in their eyes too, says Daniel Libeskind". Interview with Anna Winston, www.dezeen.com. April 11, 2014.
“I love to consider an Infidel, whether distinguished by the title of deist, atheist, or free-thinker, by three different lights, in his solitude, his afflictions, and his last moments.... [In these situations such people show themselves] in solitude, incapable or rapture or elevation, ... in distress, [with] a halter or a pistol the only refuge [they] can fly to, ... [and liable to conversion] at the approach of death.”
“Persecution matures young rebels.”
“Drawing is the root of everything.”
“I would like to comment on the God fiber within each living thing. This essence, this fiber of love and grace, runs in every vein, no matter how deeply buried. Each person has a God fiber, whatever their actions or hurt they have caused you or others.”
“What will happen from now on? It doesn't matter. I can only focus on what's happening to me in this moment.”

Source : "Ricky Martin says he's 'a fortunate homosexual man'" by Alan Duke, www.cnn.com. March 29, 2010.
“I'm a complete egomaniac. It makes me feel terrible to say [being interviewed] is hard. It's taxing in a way. Just 'cause it's a lot of mental energy just to keep focused. I actually think it's harder for journalists.”

Source : "Rob Corddry on Pain & Gain, Being from Boston, and Absurdity". Esquire.com Interview, www.esquire.com. April 25, 2013.

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