"At about the age of seven â€¦ I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my characters were white and blue-eyed, they played in the snow, they ate apples, and they talked a lot about the weather: how lovely it was that the sun had come out. This despite the fact that I lived in Nigeria; we didnâ€™t have snow, we ate mangoes, and we never talked about the weather, because there was no need to."

-- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#Reading Quotes #Character Quotes #Blue Quotes

“No one can realize how substantial the air is, until he feels its supporting power beneath him. It inspires confidence at once.”
“In relationship there are always two types of person: one weaker and the other stronger one. It's never easier to live being as weaker one!”
“There's always something you missed or something you didn't notice or somehow you got wrong... I don't really have a beginning.”
“In India the human being is a symphonic theme. 'The people' is not a compact, close-knit concept, but a sprawling one, flowing not only into different walks of life, but into the intricately woven multi-layers of privilege, wealth, and education. 'The people' created by Gandhi is a young concept.”

Source : Nayantara Sahgal (1963). “From fear set free”
“Repentance is a divine gift, and there should be a smile on our faces when we speak of it. It points us to freedom, confidence, and peace. Rather than interrupting the celebration, the gift of repentance is the cause for true celebration.”
“Every individual has the potential to be original.”
“I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years.”
“Conservatives want to make the poor rich, while liberals want to make the rich poor.”

Source : Mark W. Smith (2008). “The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy 2008: The Arguments You Need to Defeat the Loony Left This Election Year”, p.81, Regnery Publishing

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