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“A moment was not a single moment at all, but rather an infinite number of different moments, depending on who was seeing things and how.”
Source : Kim Edwards (2006). “The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel”, p.214, Penguin
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“The practice of arbitrary imprisonments have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.”
Source : Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2015). “The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution”, p.418, Coventry House Publishing
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“Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him equally attractive to the fair sex of that village.”
Source : John George Nicolay (2008). “A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln: Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: a History: Easyread Large Edition”, p.46, ReadHowYouWant.com
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“The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen.”
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“When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to.”
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“Man, is an indivisible entity, an integrated unit of mind and body.”
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“Sometimes to write you need to do more than just appear at your desk-you need to take care of the part of you that dreams and imagines and creates. Reading can usually do this for writers, but sometimes you also need to watch films, listen to music, go to an art museum, or see a play. Or just sit outside and soak up the sky.”
Source : Barbara Abercrombie (2012). “A Year of Writing Dangerously: 365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement”, p.185, New World Library
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“It was one of those rare times when remembering the dead was more inmportant than tending to the needs of the living.”
