"A little glitter can turn your whole day around."

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Source : Barbara Park (2003). “Junie B., first grader: shipwrecked”

Barbara Park

#Glitter Quotes #Littles Quotes #Turns Quotes

“Humankind has the science and technology to destroy itself or to provide prosperity for all. But while science offers us these opportunities, science will not make that choice for us. Only the moral power of a world acting as a community can”
“If you can't feed your baby, then don't have a baby.”
“Do you know how hard it is to gather seventy thousand people? Especially people who are confused and scared that they might be eaten by hungry dinosaurs?”
“How flat all sounds are at the seaside, flat and yet emphatic, like the sound of gunshots heard at a distance.”
“I worry about kids and all they are exposed to. Kids get so bombarded with hard, commercial sounds. They don't even have a chance to develop the softer part of themselves without fear of being ridiculed.”
“We rushed to Haiti. We Adopt in Asia. We empathize with Africa. But struggle to humanize our struggles here in the states.”
“Creating simplicity often makes the heart leap; order has been restored, the crooked made straight. But order is understanding that things cannot be made simple, that complexity reigns and must be accepted.”
“You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.”

Source : Zadie Smith (2003). “White Teeth”, p.86, Vintage

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