"With which stars do they go on speaking,the rivers that never reach the sea?"

-- Pablo Neruda

#Stars Quotes #Philosophical Quotes #Rivers Quotes

“Luckily, I was raised by people whod already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didnt want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.”
“Year followed struggling year for me, and all that time I read--I suppose few have ever read so. I began, as most young people do, by reading the books I enjoyed. But I found that narrowed my pleasure...”
“Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.”
“It often seems as though the silent, humble servant is secretly wiser and more discerning than the haughty master; yet through dutiful (and sometimes insecure) surrender he continues to serve and carry out petty orders in loyal acquiesce.”
“If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or not they can feed an animal and their family. And every shelter coast-to-coast is stuffed.”
“I have a rendezvous with death... I will not fail that rendezvous”
“From the idea that the self is not given to us, I think there is only one practical consequence: we have to create ourselves as a work of art.”
“Here is one of the worst things about having someone you love die: It happens again every single morning.”

Source : Anna Quindlen (2013). “Every Last One and Rise and Shine: Two Bestselling Novels”, p.229, Random House

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