"Life's impermanence, I realized, is what makes every single day so precious. It's what shapes our time here. It's what makes it so important than not a single moment be wasted."

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Source : Wes Moore (2010). “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates”, p.133, Spiegel & Grau

Wes Moore

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“I have learned patience, for sure. Pre-publication is a long waiting game, especially for authors of picture books. We write the manuscript, sign the contract, and wait. It takes a while for the art director to find an illustrator and then the illustrator works on the sketches, and depending on those first round of sketches, it could be a few more months before you see a final illustration. I was surprised at how long it takes for all the pieces to come together.”
“I've never been in charge of my stories, they've always been in charge of me. As each new one has called to me, ordering me to give it voice and form and life, I've followed the advice I've shared with other writers over the years: jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down.”
“My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we were allowed candy floss at the end of the holiday if we had behaved.”
“men never would share power with women willingly. If we wanted it, we would have to take it.”
“French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic.”
“The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.”
“We need to make a change while thereâ€™s still time, it is hard, and at times I struggle trying to reveal mine.”
“We [with Nimai Larson] listened to hardly any music except Hare Krishna music growing up and the occasional Garth Brooks that our babysitter would play for us. From a very early age, we looked at music as mantra based, very cyclical, and having no linear time.”

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