"Like the bodies of dancers or athletes, the minds of readers are genuinely happy and self-possessed only when cavorting around, doing their stretches and leaps and jumps to the tune of words."

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Source : FaceBook post by Lynne Sharon Schwartz from Oct 22, 2014

Lynne Sharon Schwartz

#Athlete Quotes #Self Quotes #Dancer Quotes

“Life always has an unhappy ending, but you can have a lot of fun along the way, and everything doesn't have to be dripping in deep significance.”

Source : Roger Ebert (1987). “Roger Ebert's Movie Home Companion”
“My apartment complex has a pool. I love it out here. The mountains are beautiful. It's totally different from the place I used to live. I like the heat - the only thing I would change is have the ocean, or a big body of water close by.”
“Now, you may think that this is some sort of generalized hatred that I will carry for the lot of you. Let me assure you that this is not the case. Each of you will fail, but you will fail in your own unique way, and therefore I will dislike each of you on an individual basis.”

Source : John Scalzi (2014). “Old Man's War Boxed Set I”, p.113, Macmillan
“When I was bald, I went through a period where I seemed to do nothing except TV programmes about being bald.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The Arcadians were chestnut-eaters.”

Source : Alcæus, Fragment LXXXVI. "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations", 1922.
“I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition”
“It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.”
“Every animal has its own intelligence and sensitivities. They're all lovely, worthwhile, and deserving of our respect.”

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