"What I'm always trying to do with every book is to recreate the effect of the stories we heard as children in front of campfires and fireplaces - the ghost stories that engaged us."

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Chuck Palahniuk

#Children Quotes #Book Quotes #Ghost Stories Quotes

“When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.”
“You donâ€™t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because theyâ€™re true.”
“As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.”
“Domestic violence can be so easy for people to ignore, as it often happens without any witnesses and it is sometimes easier not to get involved. Yet, by publicly speaking out against domestic violence, together we can challenge attitudes towards violence in the home and show that domestic violence is a crime and not merely unacceptable.”
“Teacher, school administrators and parents will come away from Life-Enriching Education with skills in language, communication, and ways of structuring the learning environment that support the development of autonomy and interdependence in the classroom.”
“The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one”

Source : Igor Stravinsky (1970). “Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons”, p.65, Harvard University Press
“Sins may be forgiven through repentance, but no act of wit will ever justify them.”
“Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.”

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