"Those in the margins are always trying to get to the center, and those at the center, frequently in the name of tradition, are trying to keep the margins at a distance."

-- Anna Deavere Smith

#Distance Quotes #Names Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Evil people naturally assume that you will use that power exactly as they would use it.”
“Most processes leave out the stuff no one wants to talk about: magic, intuition and leaps of faith.”
“The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit outside in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why this is more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whiskey I don't know.”
“I don't talk very well. With writing, you've time to get it right. Also I've found the more I talk the less I write, and if I didn't write no one would want me to talk anyway.”
“The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.”

Source : Enid Blyton (2013). “Enid Blyton Circus Collection 3 in 1”, p.104, Egmont UK
“A dream doesn't become a goal until it is written”
“Man gains wider dominion by his intellect than by his right arm. The mustard-seed of thought is a pregnant treasury of vast results. Like the germ in the Egyptian tombs its vitality never perishes; and its fruit will spring up after it has been buried for long ages.”
“If I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me and treats me like everyone else, I'm not used to it.”

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