"In our daily lives, where we're bombarded by the fake and the trivial, reading serves as a way to stop, shut out the noise of the world, and try to grab hold of something real, no matter how small."

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Source : Maureen Corrigan (2007). “Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books”, p.13, Vintage

Maureen Corrigan

#Real Quotes #Reading Quotes #Fake Quotes

“Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.”
“All powers, all laws, are but the fair Embodied thoughts of God.”

Source : JOHN STUART BLACKIE (1876). “SONGS OF RELIGION AND LIFE”
“Instead of fighting your problems, picture your way out of them.”
“We cannot become the world's policeman, but where our values and our interests are at stake, and where we can make a difference, we must act and we must lead. That is our job and we are better, stronger and safer because we are doing it.”
“When we hear the other person's feelings and needs, we recognize our common humanity.”
“How the unforgettable faces of dusk would blend to her, the myriad footsteps, a thousand overtures, would blend to her footsteps; and there would be more drunkenness than wine in the softness of her eyes on his.”
“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
“People with talent are not interested in showing off behind another person. They're more interested in the music. [Charlie Parker] was playing with me. That's the difference between the kind of musician I like to work with and singing with a musician who thinks he has to accompany me. That is so annoying I cannot tell you.”

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