"I want the reader to feel something is astonishing. Not the 'what happens,' but the way everything happens. These long short story fictions do that best, for me."

-- Alice Munro

#Everything Happens For A Reason Quotes #Long Quotes #Want Quotes

“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.”
“Only from God does true revolution come... the definitive way to change the world.”
“Because love, love is never finished. It circles and circles, the memories out of order and not always complete.”

Source : Sara Zarr (2008). “Sweethearts”, p.157, Hachette UK
“You should have fun when you're acting. That's when magic happens.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“You know what rock musicians are? They are hung up, neurotic, over-weight hippies with sex problems.”
“I'm sick and tired of (only) reading about church history; let's make (some) by the grace of God”
“Doors of the future are open to those who know how to push them”
“Sleep more at night. If it's allowed at work or home, take a nap in the afternoon. You'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel.”

Source : "Ben Stein Wants You To Sleep". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 24, 2011.

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