"What literature can and should do is change the people who teach the people who don't read the books."

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Source : FaceBook post by A.S. Byatt from Jan 14, 2011

A. S. Byatt

#Change Quotes #Book Quotes #People Quotes

“Stop the words now. Open the window in the center of your chest, and let the spirits fly in and out.”
“The choice is yours. You hold the tiller. You can steer the course you choose in the direction of where you want to be - today, tomorrow, or in a distant time to come.”
“The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God's love.”
“I hate working with artists who don't have something to say or when they have something that sounds cool but isn't really them.”

Source : Source: www.complex.com
“The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you”
“That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges.”
“The substantial uncertainty about the path of asset price movements going forward necessarily reduces the case for altering policy in advance of the move.”
“I'm a grafter, I like working, but like for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the film company only paid me for the shooting schedule, which was supposed to last six months. But it lasted 11 months and you don't get paid for extra shooting.”

Source : Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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