"All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It's my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run the bases. At sunset, I've won or lost. At sunrise, I'm out again, giving it the old try."

-- Ray Bradbury

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“We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose-the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral law prevails.”
“I am paraphrasing Einstein. I love to do that: nobody dares contradict me.”
“When I am in the city I have the impression that I am in a living room with crystal chandeliers, rugs of velvet, and satin cushions. And when I'm in the favela I have the impression that I'm a useless object, destined to be forever in a garbage dump.”

Source : Carolina Maria de Jesus (2005). “Beyond All Pity”
“The parties with the most gain never show up on the battlefield.”
“Playing the running back position, your legs, that's your living, that's how you make your living. You have to have great thighs, knees, everything.”
“For me, I want to tell stories that will affect my children in a positive way, that they can be proud of me for working on and doing. I want to be alight in the world. There's enough darkness.”
“To tackle the big and relevant issues of the day with bold and innovative ideas is without question the most rewarding way to serve.”
“The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace.”

Source : "OPINION; My Life's Sentences" by Jhumpa Lahiri, archive.nytimes.com. March 18, 2012.

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