"Nosotros somos paisanos. We are fellow countrymen. We come from the same soil."

--

Source : Kathi Appelt (2013). “The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp”, p.15, Simon and Schuster

Kathi Appelt

“Dear little head, that lies in calm content Within the gracious hollow that God made In every human shoulder, where He meant Some tired head for comfort should be laid.”
“Industrial societies can only be run successfully by dictators or oligarchs.”
“The faculty of memory cannot be separated from the imagination. They go hand in hand. To one degree or another, we all invent our personal pasts. And for most of us those pasts are built from emotionally colored memories.”

Source : Siri Hustvedt (2010). “The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves”, p.112, Macmillan
“I'm sure you get the best out of people if you look for the best in them. People don't need to be told when they've done something wrong - they know it without having to be told.”

Source : "Richard Branson: Interview With ORIGIN Magazine" by Maranda Pleasant and Gina G. Murdock, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 18, 2012.
“Sitting in my favorite coffeehouse with a new notebook and a hot cup of java is my idea of Heaven.”
“Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.”
“You gave us power in our words, so I think before I speak, and that way when I speak, they know I'm here to teach.”
“What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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