"One of the sad realities today is that very few people, especially young people, read books. Unless we can find imaginative ways of addressing this reality, future generations are in danger of losing their history."

-- Nelson Mandela

#Book Quotes #Reality Quotes #People Quotes

“I've been involved with violent movies, and then I've also said at a certain point, 'I can't take it anymore. Please cut it.' You know, you've got to respect the filmmaker, and it's a really tough issue.”
“I have no patience with up-themselves authors who complain about having to trail round a few bookshops signing stock.”
“I`m like a peanut butter sandwich.”
“Know thy self, know thy enemy.”
“If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything.”

Source : "When Elton met Jake". Interview with Jake Shears, www.theguardian.com. August 21, 2006.
“I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.”
“when anybody talks to me as if I hadn't good sense, I'm immediately tempted to act as if I hadn't. Like sticking beans up your nose. ... you know the story about the mother who said to her children the last thing before she went out, Now be sure not to stick beans up your nose? Naturally, they would never have thought of it if she hadn't put the idea into their heads.”
“The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?”

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