"The books housed in one's first adult bookshelf are the geological bed of who we wish to become"

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Source : Sheridan Hay (2008). “The Secret of Lost Things”, p.106, Anchor

Sheridan Hay

#Book Quotes #Wish Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“You cannot have an advanced economy while holding women back from the workplace.”
“I spent two weeks prancing around a studio in Queens in my underwear with nine other guys. They were long days. But what the hell, it was Calvin Klein.”
“In completing one discovery we never fail to get an imperfect knowledge of others of which we could have no idea before, so that we cannot solve one doubt without creating several new ones.”
“It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn't a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing.”

Source : Eleanor Perenyi (2010). “Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden”, p.65, Modern Library
“My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.”

Source : 1942 The Skin of Our Teeth, act 1.
“Men live their lives trapped in an eternal present, between the mists of memory and the sea of shadow that is all we know of the days to come.”
“To ask the 'right' question is far more important than to receive the answer. The solution of a problem lies in the understanding of the problem; the answer is not outside the problem, it is in the problem.”
“If music is sound & came from silence, then silence is potentially greater than sound.”

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