"Critics are a kind of freebooters in the republic of letters--who, like deer, goats and divers other graminivorous animals, gain subsistence by gorging upon buds and leaves of the young shrubs of the forest, thereby robbing them of their verdure, and retarding their progress to maturity."

-- Washington Irving

#Maturity Quotes #Animal Quotes #Progress Quotes

“I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all.”
“I knew Id have to go to Paris eventually, and I didnt want to be the provincial kid who just turns up and says, I want to act.”
“In every case, the remedy is to take action. Get clear about exactly what it is that you need to learn and exactly what you need to do to learn it. BEING CLEAR KILLS FEAR. Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.”
“If I can help encourage or inspire someone out there who is struggling with some of the same or similar issues as myself, then I think it's worth talking about.”
“A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.”
“I'm told my SF is of the hard variety and my Fantasy is romantic but hopefully all the characters are strong and the plots are lively.”
“Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can.”

Source : "This Week in Fiction: Colm Tóibín" by Deborah Treisman, www.newyorker.com. February 24, 2013.
“Come now, my child, if we were planning to harm you, do you think we'd be lurking here beside the path in the very darkest part of the forest?”

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