"A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices."

-- William Lyon Phelps

#Book Quotes #Mean Quotes #Past Quotes

“I want to share that I had and still do, and a great relationship with Angela Ahrendts. She was the CEO of Burberry. One of the things that I saw her do at Burberry was that every person she screened for a job, they had to go through the trust test. Do they understand what trust even means. Do they consider it in their life. If people didn't pass that part of the test, they didn't get into Burberry, because she wanted a team. It was extraordinary to be with her, because she brought them to the height of their best behaviors, including trust, which is the most important thing here.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“Writing novels is a way of living alternative lives.”
“Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.”

Source : Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.129, Penguin
“I never understood retirement. What is the attraction of retirement? I go down there to Florida and look around and I said, my God, who wants this? Not me.”
“Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out.”
“Well... ...That's what you always forget, isn't it? I mean, you forget to pay attention to what's happening. And that's the same as not being here and now.”
“I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes.”
“Rich or poor, every child comes into the world with some imperative need of its own, which shapes its individuality.”

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