"I came from a house full of books, so I took reading for granted. I was an outdoorsy little kid, too, so I got the best of both worlds by taking books up trees and reading there."

-- Tana French

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Kids Quotes

“Thinking is difficult, thatâ€™s why most people judge.”
“I like writing sentences. It's tactile and exciting. Whereas working at the level of the scene is a more cerebral pleasure.”
“You're headed in the right direction when you realize the customer viewpoint is more important than the company viewpoint. It's more productive to learn from your customers instead of about them.”
“A crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much.”
“Motherhood is, after all, woman's great and incomparable work.”

Source : Edward Carpenter (1948). “Love's coming of age; a series of papers on the relation of the sexes”
“I'm often asked what I think about the faith of the President George W. Bush. I think it is sincere. I think it's very real. I think it's deeply held.”
“I'm so proud of you that it makes me proud of me. I hope you know that.”
“Where there is no history of struggle after an uprising, the living memory dies.”

Source : "“Exiles From the Future”: An Interview with Vijay Prashad". Interview with Andrew Stewart, www.counterpunch.org. August 17, 2016.

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