"My daughter, who goes to Stuyvesant High School only blocks from the World Trade Center, thinks we should fly an American flag out our window. Definitely not, I say: The flag stands for jingoism and vengeance and war."

-- Katha Pollitt

#Daughter Quotes #War Quotes #Block Quotes

“Most people are really cool and I really don't mind talking to them and answering their questions.”

Source : Interview With Stephen Moore, www.stevemoorebooks.com. March 29, 2000.
“I'm kind of addicted to moving.”
“It's like comparing apples and oranges; they're both delicious.”
“Nitrogen fertilizer is used on all crops produced in this country, but it is a key plant nutrient to produce corn a critical crop to Illinois farmers.”
“I've always known and been interested in people who are a little bit off the norm. I like to call attention to the idea that they are there, that they are real people, not invisible.”
“There are no great fanfares for the truly great moments of your life. Just dripping taps and the sound of your own footsteps, walking from one room into another”
“Writing stretches me to my limits and affirms my potential, all while making me aware of my flaws, my mortality, and how much more I have to learn. It's a singular feeling, both spiritual and corporeal, and I like to think it sparks the same inspiration and curiosity in a child that it does in an old man.”
“Forget about what you are escaping from. Reserve your anxiety for what you are escaping to.”

Source : "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay". Book by Michael Chabon, September 19, 2000.

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