"If you were a medieval scholar reading a book, you knew that there was a reasonable likelihood you'd never see that particular text again, and so a high premium was placed on remembering what you read. You couldn't just pull a book off the shelf to consult it for a quote or an idea."

-- Joshua Foer

#Reading Quotes #Book Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Faithfully carry what God has put in your hands right now. This is Godâ€™s will.”
“Novels are a kind of experiment in selfhood, for the reader as well as for the author.”

Source : "Five Questions for Jonathan Dee" by Macy Halford, www.newyorker.com. August 30, 2010.
“With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you're gonna get out of it. It's like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you're acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling.”

Source : "John Cusack: 'I like to take risks'". Interview with Ryan Gilbey, www.theguardian.com. October 30, 2009.
“I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.”

Source : "Natasha Bedingfield Flashback". Interview with Seventeen, www.seventeen.com. June 22, 2008.
“Sarah Palin has decided not to run for President and go straight to the quitting part.”
“How could you carry the inside of a person with you and not call them a friend, no matter what the rules said?”
“There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.”
“Keeping your body in shape is a spiritual discipline. Its not just about losing a few pounds, wanting to live longer, or trying to look nicer.”

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