"Reading is a private pursuit; one that takes place behind closed doors."

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Siri Hustvedt

#Reading Quotes #Doors Quotes #Pursuit Quotes

“I know that in everybody's life must come days of depression and discouragement when all things in life seem to lose savour. The sunniest day has its clouds;but one must not forget the sun is there all the time.”

Source : Lucy Maud Montgomery (2016). “EMILY STAR - Complete Trilogy: Emily of New Moon + Emily Climbs + Emily's Quest: Classic of Children's Literature”, p.645, e-artnow
“You stole from a member of the undead”
“The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.”

Source : "Discourse onWoman" (1849)
“Discovery is fun. I am incredibly open to everything.”
“This city belongs to ghosts, to murderers, to sleepwalkers. Where are you, in what bed, in what dream?”

Source : Marguerite Yourcenar (1994). “Fires”, p.99, University of Chicago Press
“My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.”
“I don't have a set routine, but I try to squeeze in a workout every day, whether it's taking a hike, taking a Pilates class, or just putting in a workout DVD. Whatever it takes!”

Source : "Jacob Vargas from Sons of Anarchy: Making the Most of Pain, Chaos, and Love". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.”

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