"It's not that he lacked poetry. But his poetry was of the body, not the mind. He spoke it in the way he moved, the way he held a hammer, rowed a boat, built a fire. I, on the other hand, was like a brain in a box, a beating heart in a coal scuttle."

-- Meg Rosoff

#Heart Quotes #Hands Quotes #Fire Quotes

“I have spent most of my life worrying about things that have never happened.”
“I should like to write about what happens when fictive people encounter and are embellished by real people.”

Source : Jean Giono, John Cumming (2001). “An Italian Journey”, p.30, Northwestern University Press
“Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts.”
“The wretched of the earth do not decide to become extinct, they resolve, on the contrary, to multiply: life is their weapon against life, life is all that they have.”
“I think once you start eating people you should stop claiming to be a vegetarian, even if you only eat bad people.”

Source : Usenet article, 2003.
“I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.”
“The law of gratitude is universal. It is a natural function of the soul. All things upon this earth or in the universe operate and respond to love and praise.”

Source : Robert Scheid (1980). “Beyond the Love Game”
“I think when you're winning, your uniforms are cool.”

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