"His heart felt dangerously full, for the first time in years. That dried-up battered organ, suddenly flush with love. It could kill him."

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Source : Maile Meloy (2010). “Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It”, p.173, Canongate Books

Maile Meloy

#Heart Quotes #Years Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“By unlinking your money motivation from anger, fear, and the need to prove yourself, you can install new links for earning your money through purpose, contribution, and joy.”
“There's a lot we can do to improve American's retirement security, but it's wrong to replace the guaranteed benefit that Americans have earned with a guaranteed benefit cut of forty percent or more.”
“In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society.”
“Grid systems in graphic design”

Source : Josef Müller-Brockmann (1995). “Josef Müller-Brockmann, designer: a pioneer of Swiss graphic design”, Princeton Architectural Press
“You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't control the winds.”

Source : Nancy Spannaus, Christopher White, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas More, Henry VIII (2015). “The Political Economy of the American Revolution”, p.111, Executive Intelligence Review
“I do not believe in guilt, moderation or dull pencils.”
“Lady Gaga is not afraid to own who she is.”
“Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.”

Source : Malcolm Gladwell (2008). “Outliers: The Story of Success”, p.31, Hachette UK

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