"Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live."

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Source : Gustave Flaubert (1951). “Letters”

Gustave Flaubert

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Children Quotes

“I'll do as I please. My mind is not to be imprisoned.”
“I’m just thinking that would be pleasant. To be reading, say, out of a book, and you to come up and touch me – my neck, say, or my knee – and I’d carry on reading, I might let a smile, no more, wouldn’t lose my place on the page. It would be pleasant to come to that. We’d come so close, do you see, that I wouldn’t be surprised out of myself every time you touched.”

Source : Jamie O'Neill (2002). “At Swim, Two Boys: A Novel”, p.431, Simon and Schuster
“I think [my kids] are runners. They definitely have the background. I try to help them as much as I can.”

Source : Source: brooklynactivemama.com
“It's customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.”

Source : "The Manipulator" by Jane Mayer, www.newyorker.com. June 7, 2004.
“Love is a punishment. We are punished for not having been strong enough to remain alone.”
“If people like you, they will like your magic. If you are an artist at what you do, they will sing your praises and applaud your artistry.”
“I don't think I have ever learnt a difficult lesson. Probably sports betting, which I have lost money on. I did lose money on Apple. You'd have thought you could only make money on Apple but I was one of the people who managed to lose.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“May you have a strong foundation when the winds of change shift...and may you be forever young.”

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