"I do reread, kind of obsessively, partly for the surprise of how the same book reads at a different point in life, and partly to have the sense of returning to an old friend."

-- Elizabeth Strout

#Book Quotes #Old Friends Quotes #Different Quotes

“We may think God wants actions of a certain kind, but God wants people of a certain kind.”
“If things get too much for you and you feel the whole world's against you, go stand on your head. If you can think of anything crazier to do, do it.”

Source : Harpo Marx (1985). “Harpo Speaks!”, Hal Leonard Corporation
“There's fire in my fingers. I burn everything I touch.”

Source : Sonya Hartnett (2006). “Surrender”, Candlewick Press (MA)
“Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.”
“Artists who believe they control everything control what they know. Artists who allow outside forces to intervene are like canoes going down rapids. The rocks are there. If you fight them, you fly off the bow. If you allow the current to take you, you can pass through swimmingly. It is a rare gift at every bend.”
“Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.”
“I was in love, and the feeling was even more wonderful than I ever imagined it could be.”
“It's funny because being comedic and happy and lighthearted is who I am as a person, so they're easier emotions for me to connect with.”

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