"The devout belief that the world is explainable is both a terrible vulnerability and a stout shield."

-- Patricia Briggs

#World Quotes #Shields Quotes #Belief Quotes

“In Italy, the country where fascism was born, we have a particular relation with the Holocaust, but as a turning point in history it belongs to everybody in the world. It is a part of humanity.”
“Creativity is basically a feminine process. I'm convinced that we have in our soul, everybody, this masculine side and this feminine side. So at the end of the day, you always use this feminine creative energy to write or to do any type of art or creativity. So if I see that my protagonist is feminine, it's not more difficult, no. And even when my protagonist is masculine, I'm writing from using this feminine energy.”
“Every child can learn, and we mean it... excuses are not good enough, we need results.”
“I've got no plans to be a ballet dancer at the moment.”
“We have come far, but there is an ongoing battle to be fought. Many of the issues the Suffragettes were dealing with are still issues today across the globe: equal pay, parental rights, sexual abuse, etc.”
“I'm not talking about having to consult Julia Child before you can take a pot off the rack. I think that's something we can all do more and do better.”
“I feel like Snow White because now I have a bunch of little dwarf friends who love me. I may not know how Scout's overalls feel but I think I know how Snow White's Shoes feel because now I know why Snow White was happy.”

Source : Kathryn Erskine (2012). “Mockingbird”, p.52, Usborne Publishing Ltd
“You’ll never have a 16-team playoff in college football. The most that could happen would be four teams in the next century. But after that, I’m dead, so who cares?”

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