"Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like."

-- Walter Benjamin

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #People Quotes

“You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move somewhere else.”
“Obeying from love is better than to obey from fear.”
“A reversal is just anything that's a surprise. It's a way of keeping the audience interested.”

Source : "Twister" by D. T. Max, www.newyorker.com. March 16, 2009.
“When someone is punched in the face, you find out what they are made of.”
“The crack of the bat, the sound of baseballs thumping into gloves, the infield chatter are like birdsong to the baseball starved.”
“I woke up many mornings not knowing what I'd done the night before. I'm amazed I'm not dead.”
“There's a real emphasis on being witty in Scotland, even in crime novels.”
“Nowadays, hoy en día, with our world full of war and violence and lack of love, a world full of greed, a world of domination, grasping power, venal stupidity, real evil, don’t get me started, it’s good to know that a conversation about tacos will always engender a sense of comfort and happiness. If only we could sit down at a big round world table and eat tacos in a spirit of love we might begin to work on world peace!”

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