"... you should wait until the book is finished before making a judgment on its content. By the time you have gone through twenty drafts, the characters may have developed lives of their own, completely separate from the people you based them on in the beginning. And even if someone, at some time, gets upset with your words - so what? Live your life, sing your song. Anyone who loves you will want you to have that."

-- Walter Mosley

#Song Quotes #Book Quotes #Love You Quotes

“Every player that plays for any organization, having great fans on your side every night is a great thing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.”

Source : George Mason's address to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 17, 1788.
“Never be ashamed of passion. If you are strongly sexed, you are richly endowed.”
“No logo, and you don't advertise for anyone. I don't believe in imposed luxury. I believe in built luxury. Something you refine with your own taste. Mass luxury is not my luxury.”
“The unknown is uncontrolled; no strategies exist that will enclose the endless territory of the new. Only by trusting in yourself and in this world can you get past the watchdogs of your fears and out of the iron gates of the already-known.”
“Kids are shy and they often don't want to make eye contact or say "thank you."”
“Maybe it was me," Grandma said."Sometimes they sneak out.Did I fart?”
“There was no way that I wanted him to stop touching me, even for a few hours. My pulse thudded as I glanced across at the camp bed. I cleared my throat. "Wel...is there a reason we can't both take the bed? The sleeping bags zip together, don't they?" Alex stared at me without moving. "Would that be OK?" I asked, feeling nervous suddenly. The lantern light made his eyes look darker, his hair almost black. He started to smile, a grin spreading across his face. "Yes, that would be extremely OK.”

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