"Until I read Anne Frank's diary, I had found books a literal escape from what could be the harsh reality around me. After I read the diary, I had a fresh way of viewing the both literature and the world. From then on, I found I was impatient with books that were not honest or that were trivial and frivolous."

-- Alexandra Fuller

#Book Quotes #Reality Quotes #Diaries Quotes

“I really believe, or want to believe, really I am nuts, otherwise I'll never be sane.”
“Indifference is the invisible giant of the world.”
“The four most powerful words in the English language - please, thanks, sorry and why.”
“We will have to take risks, to chance failure, to be willing to walk away from the familiar paths that have brought us to this point.”

Source : Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch (2011). “The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage”, p.23, Baker Books
“The fine-art world knows very little about the cartoon world.”

Source : "STYLE; An Eye for The Ladies". Interview with Lisa Eisner and Roman Alonso, www.nytimes.com. March 30, 2003.
“The people and successes in your life mirror your beliefs.”
“The great event of the evening was Jenny Lind's appearance and her complete triumph. She has a most exquisite, powerful and really quite peculiar voice, so round, soft and flexible and her acting is charming and touching and very natural.”
“The most important thing for me as an artist is having an identity.”

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