"There are no second acts in American lives."

-- F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I keep "leave me alone, I'm busy " pretending to work sign with me because my dad once told me to find a job that you would do for free and I would do this job for free. But I would be a performer for free because that's all I've ever loved to do. I've worked so hard to get to the point where work doesn't feel like work. So when I come to work, I'm actually coming to play - I'm coming to recess. So, when you see me, leave me alone, I'm busy ... pretending to work.”

Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com
“Use the prise de fer!" Shelby called. "Lilith sucks at the prise de fer. Correction: Lilith sucks at everything, but especially the prise de fer.”
“Quit questioning God and start trusting Him!”
“Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice.”
“Each time I visit such a classroom, where the teacher is more interested in creating a democratic community than in maintaining her position of authority, Iâ€™m convinced all over again that moving away from consequences and rewards isnâ€™t just realistic - itâ€™s the best way to help kids grow into good learners and good people.”
“I was in orchestra in high school, but I really started when a friend of mine who's a drummer showed me some things. I was always just really fascinated with drums, it was the instrument I was always drawn towards. My ear sort of went to rhythmic aspects of music and songs.”
“Age-old question: Is the glass half empty or half full? Answer: Who cares? Does it really matter whether the glass is half full or half empty? The issue is whether it quenches your thirst.”
“It is within my power either to serve God or not to serve Him. Serving Him, I add to my own good and the good of the whole world. Not serving Him, I forfeit my own good and deprive the world of that good, which was in my power to create.”

You may also like:

Baz Luhrmann
Film director
Ernest Hemingway
Author
Gertrude Stein
Writer
Harper Lee
Novelist
J. D. Salinger
Writer
John Steinbeck
Author
Maxwell Perkins
Editor
William Faulkner
Writer
Zelda Fitzgerald
Novelist