"In his heart, he knew that there was no reason to be impolite to someone, even if they did work for you. There was such a thing as manners after all."

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Source : John Boyne (2012). “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, p.66, Random House

John Boyne

#Heart Quotes #Reason Quotes #Manners Quotes

“All your acts affect all the people, people that you don't even know. So we have to live with responsibility. We have to live knowing that we're not the only ones here and you're affecting somebody else always.”

Source : Interview with Fred Topel, www.ign.com. August 17, 2004.
“The self is a dance, constantly in motion.”
“Unless a man gives himself entirely to the Cross, in a spirit of humility and self-abasement; unless he casts himself down to be trampled underfoot by all and despised, accepting injustice, contempt and mockery; unless he undergoes all these things with joy for the sake of the Lord, not claiming any kind of human reward whatsoever - glory or honor or earthly pleasures - he cannot become a true Christian.”
“I hate [ebooks]. It's like making believe there's another kind of sex. There isn't another kind of sex. There isn't another kind of book! A book is a book is a book.”
“Superman is not as innately cool as Batman.”

Source : "'Man of Steel's' David S. Goyer Delivers BAFTA, BFI Screenwriters' Lecture" by Stuart Kemp, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 23, 2013.
“We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.”
“Whenever serious and competent people need to get things done in the real world, all considerations of tradition and protocol fly out the window.”
“Listening to critics is like letting Muhammad Ali decide which astronaut goes to the moon.”

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