"You need that pride in yourself, as well as a sense, when you are sitting on Page 297 of a book, that the book is going to be read, that somebody is going to care. You can't ever be sure about that, but you need the sense that it's important, that it's not typing; it's writing."

-- Roger Kahn

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Pride Quotes

“I fell from the sky. I'm a parachutist, and I missed my mark.”

Source : "How Can Women Make Beauty Last, Inside and Out?". Larry King Live, edition.cnn.com. June 8, 2000.
“It's insane when someone shows up to your show and is like, "You could run off with me right now!" I'm like, "It's cool, I think I'm gonna go read."”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Man with frailty is allied by birth.”
“In essence, you make your choices, and then your choices make you.”
“Would you say that any one sacred book is superior to all others in the world? ... I say the New Testament, after that, I should place the Koran , which in its moral teachings, is hardly more than a later edition of the New Testament. Then would follow according to my opinion the Old Testament, the Southern Buddhist Tripitaka , the Tao-te-king of Laotze , the Kings of Confucius , the Veda and the Avesta .”
“I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating.”
“If you don't like it, learn to love it!”

Source : FaceBook post by Ric Flair, The Nature Boy from Oct 08, 2016
“As the Dauphine stepped out of her carriage on to the ceremonial carpet that had been laid down, it was the Duc de Choiseul who was given the privilege of the first salute. Presented with the Duc by Prince Starhemberg, Marie Antoinette exclaimed: 'I shall never forget that you are responsible for my happiness!”

Source : Antonia Fraser (2010). “Marie Antoinette”, p.54, Hachette UK

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