"I think it's the sentence-to-sentence pleasures, the little surprises of a surprising style of an acute style, and also the way things happen one after the other, that makes a book interesting to read page to page"

-- John Updike

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Interesting Quotes

“What are you boys doing?â€ she asks, as if weâ€™re still little kids messing around. â€œArguinâ€™,â€ Carlos says matter-of-factly.”
“Thinking is the great enemy of perfection. The habit of profound reflection, I am compelled to say, is the most pernicious of all the habits formed by civilized man.”
“In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through”

Source : "Chat: Shannon Miller". Interview with Peter Gambaccini, www.runnersworld.com. October 23, 2006.
“When I found out I was pregnant, my mother said, Dont separate your life, the life that youre going to make with this child, from the things that you are and what you want to do.”
“The claim made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbÃ¡n that the refugee question is a German problem is incorrect. It is a European problem.”
“Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.”

Source : "Father Andrew Greeley Extended Interview". Interview With Judy Valente, www.pbs.org. May 10, 2002.
“I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.”
“Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.”

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