"There was often a great deal of grown-up fuss that seemed disproportionate to causes."

-- John Wyndham

#Causes Quotes #Deals Quotes

“Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very fresh for me as a reader.”

Source : "Born Storyteller: An Interview With Michael Koryta, Author of So Cold the River". Interview with Jason Pinter, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 8, 2010.
“Were I to pray for a taste which should stand me in good stead under every variety of circumstances and be a source of happiness and a cheerfulness to me during life and a shield against its ills, however things might go amiss and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading.”

Source : John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.12, Cambridge University Press
“For any human being, freedom is essential, crucial, to our dignity and our ability to be fully human.”
“People is the name of the body, State of the spirit, of that ruling person that has hitherto suppressed me.”
“At a wedding last week, my wife said: 'Isn't the bride beautiful ?' When I responded by saying, 'Yeah, but her ***** aren't half as good as yours', she got all pissed off. Women - they can't take a compliment!”
“Young people should think in a different way - they should be job givers not job seeker.”
“Goal setting is the most important aspect of all improvement and personal development plans. Confidence is important, determination is vital, certain personality traits contribute to success, but they all come into focus in goal setting.”

Source : Paul J. Meyer (2002). “Unlocking Your Legacy: 25 Keys for Success”, Moody Pub
“But life is a battle: may we all be enabled to fight it well!”

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