"I see now that dismissing YA books because you're not a young adult is a little bit like refusing to watch thrillers on the grounds that you're not a policeman or a dangerous criminal, and as a consequence, I've discovered a previously ignored room at the back of the bookstore that's filled with masterpieces I've never heard of."

-- Nick Hornby

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“Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.”
“When it comes to fund managers and market strategists, this year's hero usually turns into next year's zero.”

Source : William J. Bernstein (2009). “The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between”, John Wiley & Sons
“If I were gay, life would be a lot simpler. I'm kind of annoyed that I'm not.”
“The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.”
“It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.”

Source : Jane Austen, Terry Glaspey (2015). “The Prayers of Jane Austen”, p.75, Harvest House Publishers
“The Jews always complained, kvetching about false gods, and erected the biggest false God, Jehovah, in middle of western civilization.”
“Rather, although belief may be adequate for explaining the behavior of individual animals - an animal which believes that p will behave no differently from an animal which knows that p - talk of knowledge is necessary once one begins to look at explaining the cognitive capacities of a species.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“I’m a Jersey girl, no one can knock me down”

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