"With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how."

-- Doris Lessing

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Thought Provoking Quotes

“Mama tied a blindfold over my eyes. The next thing I felt my flesh was being cut away. I heard the blade sawing back and forth through my skin. The pain between my legs was so intense I wished I would die.”

Source : "Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year 2013 - Sixth-form Category". www.theguardian.com. May 06, 2013.
“I hate the modern day the kids live in. I don't think it's very cool. Everyone's interconnected.”
“The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.”
“But now the shots began—not many, but one shot is a fusillade if there have been no shots before.”

Source : James Blish (2017). “A Case of Conscience”, p.128, Open Road Media
“I find vacuuming very therapeutic, but I hate ironing. I usually have no shirt on while ironing, because I'm ironing it, and I end up burning my chest.”
“Attention is the opium of the people”
“How do you build a successful organization or culture? It's the people. The people part, in business and basketball, is huge.”
“Turn down a chance to feel magic for fear of a little dirt?”

Source : Wendelin Van Draanen (2008). “Flipped”, p.38, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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