"And he isn't crying for her, not for his grandma, he's crying for himself: that he: too, is going to die one day. And before that his friends wil die, and the friends of his friends, and, as time passes, the children of his friends, and, if his fate is truly bitter, his own children. (58)"

-- Nicole Krauss

#Children Quotes #Grandma Quotes #Fate Quotes

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011
“Iâ€™d relived enough terrible events happening to cautious people to know that prudence wasnâ€™t a guarantee for happiness.”
“I'd done three solo albums in a row, and that's quite narcissistic.”
“I think we've made tremendous progress on racism. We've even made progress on war. We've made almost no progress on poverty.”
“How could anything so sublimely complicated not be the simple answer?”

Source : John Diamond (2001). “Snake Oil and Other Preoccupations”, Random House
“The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“My number one inspiration was my mother. She worked two jobs and had breakfast and dinner prepared. I essentially called my mother, The Lion. She's fierce and she's proud. I'd like to think some of that rubbed off on me.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“They send their shout to the stars. [Lat., Clamorem ad sidera mittunt.]”

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