"It meant that she belonged some place. She was a Brooklyn girl with a Brooklyn name and a Brooklyn accent. She didn't want to change into a bit of this and a bit of that."

-- Betty Smith

#Girl Quotes #Names Quotes #Brooklyn Quotes

“I don't mind not being cool; I wear a cardigan.”
“Some people don't have a family to fall back on, like I have, and that's when something greater than even that comes in, and that's faith and that's what I have for me, that's what keeps me strong.”
“Turning the thermostat down is something that I do pretty reluctantly. I like to be able to walk around in whatever I fancy at home.”

Source : "The green room". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. December 20, 2007.
“The human being is like a light bulb. If a human being is super stressed, depressed and filled with negativity, this is what that human being radiates out into the world.”
“For heaven's sake, don't write writing. Write reading!”

Source : Avi (2008). “A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End: The Right Way to Write Writing”, p.37, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted.”
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”

Source : As quoted in"Be Free!: Keys to Success and Happiness in Every Aspect of Your Life" by Slavica Bogdanov, (p. 45), October 12, 2012.
“It's hard to explain. It probably sounds super silly, but I do have a lot of really weird dreams.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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