"As Jane Austen might have put it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that young protagonists in search of adventure must ditch their parents."

-- Philip Pullman

#Adventure Quotes #Writing Quotes #Parent Quotes

“Anyone who loses a parent, you have to find those parts of yourself that your parent held true in themselves, especially if they're supportive parents.”

Source : "From musical to memoir, actor Anthony Rapp comes up with dramatic making-of 'Rent' story and moving personal one" by David Wiegand, www.sfgate.com. February 21, 2006.
“All Taliban are moderate. There are two things: extremism ['ifraat,' or doing something to excess] and conservatism ['tafreet,' or doing something insufficiently]. So in that sense, we are all moderates - taking the middle path.”

Source : "Omar: 'Our plan is the destruction of America'". BBC World Service Interview, www.independent.co.uk. November 16, 2001.
“The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath.”
“We would turn everything into songs in those days...A lot of people think "Alice's Restaurant" was an anti-war song. It's not.”
“No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after- dinner speech will counteract it.”
“Can you be compassionate even to those who have no compassion? If so, there is no finer karma that you can create.”
“What is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop?”
“Jewish people have put the interests of race over the interests of the American people.... Jews are filled with more hatred and rage for our race, for our heritage, for our blood than perhaps you can imagine.”

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