"The world survived the fall of the Roman empire and will no doubt outlast our own so much more splendid civilisation."

-- James Buchan

#Fall Quotes #Doubt Quotes #World Quotes

“People like to think that actors are terribly worried about ghosts of other actors in the parts they play. But you just have to get on with it.”
“parents needn't bother driving small children around to see the purple mountains' majesties; the children will go right on duking it out in the back seat and whining for food as if you were showing them Cincinnati. No one under twenty really wants to look at scenery.”
“Whenever I pick up a book I think, "Tell me something I don't know."”

Source : Source: www.bookbrowse.com
“Read everything. If you haven't read everything, you'll never be able to write anything.”
“Itâ€™s got to be some kind of cult. Anyone offers you Kool-Aid or a hot shower, say no.”
“People can smell the bullshit and see through the curtains. People know when something's real and when something isn't, and when some dude really means what he's saying or singing, or when he doesn't.”
“New York's home. It's everything I'd want it to be. It's the most inspiring city I've ever been to, and I haven't been everywhere in the world, but I've been to quite a few places.”
“The most important phase of a childâ€™s life was the beginning of it. He must be started right.”

Source : Caroline Pratt (2014). “I Learn from Children: An Adventure in Progressive Education”, p.37, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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