"There it was, there it is, the place where during the best time of our lives friendship had its home and happiness its headquarters."

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Source : Wallace Stegner (2007). “Crossing to Safety”, p.6, Modern Library

Wallace Stegner

#Home Quotes #Headquarters Quotes

“What the artist must aim at above all else is this: to produce, by any process whatever, a work which by the life and humanity emanating from it communicates to the beholder . . . .”
“Google is working on self-driving cars, and they seem to work. People are so bad at driving cars that computers don't have to be that good to be much better.”
“More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow of what I hoped it would be. But immersing myself in the story - that's what I like best of all.”
“Those who have suffered are best able to help those who are suffering.”
“If a D.C. event doesn't have crab cakes, it's low-rent and you need to flee.”
“A young bride can put on makeup at 6 in the morning and look fabulous at midnight. I have about a 15-minute window where I actually look good, and then I have to wash my face and start over.”
“Say something, Amy," Miranda insists. "Something positive. I'm sure it'll make you feel better." "Okay, Miranda. I've got it." I motion the girls to lean in close to hear my words. "At least I'm not dead." How's that for positivity? I have to admit it does make me feel better.”
“It would be so much better if we could share our insecurity, if we could all venture inside ourselves and realize that green beans and vitamin C, however much they nurture us, cannot save lives, or sustain our souls.”

Source : "The Elegance of the Hedgehog". Book by Muriel Barbery, August, 2006.

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