"As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity."

-- Harper Lee

#Joy Quotes #Curiosity Quotes #Anticipation Quotes

“There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity.”
“Social Security is a solemn promise to kupuna like my 88-year-old mother that they can rely on the retirement they've earned. While I'm glad to see our seniors receive an increase for the second year in a row, I wish the cost-of-living adjustment could be larger. However, every little bit helps make a difference in these tough economic times.”
“Our own actions are the accidents of fortune that we sometimes place to the credit of luck or misfortune.”
“The Cinderella of the church today is the prayer meeting.Â This handmaid of the Lord is unloved and unwooed because she is not dripping with the pearls of intellectualism, nor glamorous with the silks of philosophy; neither is she enchanting with the tiara of psychology.Â She wears the homespuns of sincerity and humility and so is not afraid to kneel!”
“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”

Source : Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.277, Penguin
“The water's always changing, always flowing. But people, I guess, can't live like that”
“I have no wish to be remembered as a painter, for I never was a painter; my idea of that profession was perhaps too exalted; I may say, is too exalted. I leave it to others more worthy to fill the niches of art.”
“Let's kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy.”

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