"i think of all the thousands of billions of steps and missteps and chances and coincidences that have brought me here. Brought you here, and it feels like the biggest miracle in the world."

-- Lauren Oliver

#Thinking Quotes #Miracle Quotes #Steps Quotes

“The Brazilian national identity is not one of JoÃ£o Gilberto Noll primary concerns. This does not mean social critique is absent: race, gender, and class relations are considered in Quiet Creature. And these are universal relational matters, not necessarily particular to any country. Some critics have commented that understanding the specific Brazilian political context of the novel is helpful for reading Quiet Creature. This may be true, but it's not prerequisite for understanding it.”
“Empty vessels make the most sound.”
“I think, and I mean this sincerely, I was raised humbly. We were a lower middle income family and a household that was scrimping by at times. We were watching the dollar, stretching the dollar, and coupons. It was all those things.”
“A woman needs a stronger head than her own for counsel--she should marry.”

Source : "El Purgatorio de Sans Patricio". Play by Pedro Calderon de la Barca (Act III, Scene 4), translated, 1685.
“I see myself as an old man and an unqualified teacher to the nation. I think being a teacher is probably the most important thing you can be in politics.”
“The artistic path is a fearless occupation.”
“Don't emphasise money if you don't have much; be happy”
“It may not be replicable: One of the hardest transition that a developing country can make is the transition to middle-class status. Governments have to let go, people start insisting on following their own lights, etc.”

Source : Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. December 17, 2012.

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