"No time spent with a book is ever entirely wasted, even if the experience is not a happy one: thereâ€™s always something to be learned. Itâ€™s just that, every now and again, you hit a patch of reading that makes you feel as if youâ€™re pootling aboutâ€¦ But what can you do about it? We donâ€™t choose to waste our reading time; it just happens. The books let us down."

-- Nick Hornby

#Reading Quotes #Book Quotes #Waste Quotes

“One ceases to be lonely only in recollection; perhaps that is why people read history.”

Source : John Andrew Rice (2014). “I Came Out of the Eighteenth Century”, p.112, Univ of South Carolina Press
“To be gentle, tolerant, wise and reasonable requires a goodly portion of toughness.”

Source : "Still More of Who Said That?". Book by Renie Gee, 1981.
“As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.”
“I've always been better moving than I am standing still.”
“How often have I rattled on with God and said nothing at all? Relying on clichÃ©s, throwaway phrases, and high language I'd never use in everyday conversation, I took prayer for granted and lost sight of the wondrous opportunity to draw close to God.”
“If I wrote something just for a musician and not for a soundtrack I would have no inspiration from scenes or from the story. It's like if a painter sees a beautiful scene and he paints it. If he's in his home it's not the same.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“Often pagans, with their eyes wide open, do not see very clearly.”

Source : "Rouault". Book by Lionello Venturi, 1947.
“My favorite dancer is Sylvie Guillem.”

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