"Books could be an incredible adventure. I stayed under my blanket and barely moved, and no one would have guessed how my mind raced and my heart soared with stories."

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Source : Paula McLain (2011). “The Paris Wife: A Novel”, p.36, Ballantine Books

Paula McLain

#Book Quotes #Adventure Quotes #Heart Quotes

“We know we must address climate change. We may not have sorted out every detail, but we are willing to take a leadership position and embrace open dialogue...that will get us all to our common goals of protecting our world for future generations,”
“The worm in the radish doesn't think there is anything sweeter.”
“The Gods give with one hand and take with the other.”
“So many assume the truth is either black or white... It's all evolution or it's totally creation, for example. Reality creates consciousness; consciousness creates reality. Actually truth is inclusive, neither black nor white, nor a shade of grey. Indeed, truth is a multicolored spectrum, a beautiful hologram!”
“Reality can destroy the dream; why shouldn't the dream destroy reality?”
“It is exactly the unattainability, which differentiates a dream from a goal: Goals are reachable, when you fight for them. Dreams are not. Athletes shouldn't dream, but set goals for themselves and fight for them.”
“The old San Francisco is under attack to the point where it's disappearing”

Source : "'Beat city' fights dotcom gold rush" by Simon Davis, The Daily Telegraph, June 19, 2001.
“Foley looks like an un-made bed.”

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