"Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true."

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Source : Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.13, A&C Black

Mary Ann Shaffer

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“I'm not in charge of judgments in Iran. The judicial system in Iran is an independent body of its own, and it follows the laws, and it must operate according to the law.”
“I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.”
“I want to use whatever connections to get a super-outstanding Basquiat in the White House. It could be one of mine. It could be something that a friend owns.”
“Our rogue President, after selling face time...”
“You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of your grandfathers. So that they will respect the land, tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our kin. Teach your children what we have taught our children, that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves.”

Source : Seattle (Chief) (1976). “Chief Seattle's Testimony”
“So "Embrace Of The Serpent" is told from the points of view and in the languages of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon. He [Guerra] went there before shooting began, with a script written mostly in Spanish.”

Source : "'Serpent' Film Explores, Revives Lost Cultural Knowledge For Colombians". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with Tom Cole, www.npr.org. February 21, 2016.
“Does sound have rhythm? Does it rise and fall like the ocean? Does sound come and go like wind?”
“I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.”

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