"I often carry things to read so that I will not have to look at the people."

-- Charles Bukowski

#Inspirational Quotes #Funny Quotes #People Quotes

“The child of God should not be overanxious to make new gains; what he essentially requires is to keep what he already has, for not losing is itself a gain. The way to retain what he possesses is to engage it.”
“There's something incredibly liberating about a holiday that encourages children to take candy from strangers”

Source : Steve Almond (2004). “Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America”, p.30, Algonquin Books
“All actors have to change their name.”
“[People say]'You're always happy' and I'm, like, sometimes I have a huge zit on my face. But if you smile, people won't notice that. I do have bad-hair days but if you feel confident in yourself it would make people want to be around you.”
“What I like so much about Corot is that he can say everything with a bit of tree; and it was Corot himself that I found in the museum of Naples - in the simplicity of the work of Pompeii and the Egyptians. These priestesses in their silver-grey tunics are just like Corot's nymphs.”
“A vivid portrait of a teenage girl and her family in disarray. Meredith is a wonderful narrator, witty, feisty, full of yearning, and the story she tells is as complicated as life itself. This is a richly satisfying novel.”
“Karma's not like a bank . Make a deposit, take a withdrawal.”
“To become conscious of what is horrifying and to laugh at it is to become master of that which is horrifying”

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