"Think of all the smart people made stupid by flaws of character. The finest watch isn't fine long when used as a hammer."

-- James Richardson

#Smart Quotes #Stupid Quotes #Character Quotes

“Mothers always think you are working either too hard or not hard enough.”
“If you say three things in a row that make sense, people will vote for you.”
“I think I would have had less tumult in my life if I hadn't grown up in my particular house.”
“My mother was a Chinese trapeze artist in pre-war Paris Smuggling bombs for the underground. And she met my father at a fete in Aix-en-Provence; He was disguised as a Russian cadet in the employ of the Axis.”
“I believe that if the silent majority were to protest against those who believe in irrational blind faith - who want to go backwards instead of forward, who are for tradition not innovation, who oppose individualism and plurality of thought - then the world would become a truly civilized world in which to live.”
“I love Nicoletta Ceccoli , and I love Tim Burton movies. So those are like my biggest inspirations I think.”
“[The sea] is the healer and the reviver, it cleanses the cavities of self-disgust and melancholy, of sloth and negation with the salt solution of life. It cures the lethargies of flesh and spirit with the slap and shake of elemental force. It cradles and comforts. Give it trust and it holds you secure; fight it and it kills.”
“Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How do I throw myself across the chasm of full adulthood to relive that period? I guess I donâ€™t, really. Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ann Brashares from Jan 25, 2013

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