"Writing is a way of life. I do it because it's a way of experiencing the world, and trying to come to terms with it and understand it and express it and engage with it. And to me it's a natural extension of reading."

-- Emily Perkins

#Reading Quotes #Writing Quotes #Trying Quotes

“By providing our school districts with direct access to criminal information records, we can help ensure timely and complete information on prospective school employees.”
“Surely the Lord loves, more than anything else, an unwavering determination to obey his counsel.”
“Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
“Every man is a bachelor out of his wife's sight!”
“Our task is not to make societies safe for globalization, but to make the global system safe for decent societies.”
“Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty. Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies; Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.”

Source : James Weldon Johnson (2011). “The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson”, p.227, Modern Library
“Storytelling was the most honored of all talents, for it benefited everyone.”
“Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty.”

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