"Why do you keep reading a book? Usually to find out what happens. Why do you give up and stop reading it? There may be lots of reasons. But often the answer is you don't care what happens. So what makes the difference between caring and not caring? The author's cruelty. And the reader's sympathy...it takes a mean author to write a good story."

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Source : FaceBook post by Thierry Henry from Oct 10, 2012

Gail Carson Levine

#Giving Up Quotes #Book Quotes #Reading Quotes

“The ultimate goal of all goals is to be happy. If you want to be happy make someone else happy.”
“The Sixties, of course, was the worst time in the world to try and bring up a child. They were exposed to all these crazy things going on.”
“The best way to do that is to pick up a new instrument or an instrument that you don't typically write on and see where it takes you. Whether it's using an acoustic guitar, or piano, or electronics as tools, all of these lead to creating different types of songs and I used all of these methods for this record.”
“I look at ANWR (Artic National Wildlife Refuge) as a poison pill in the energy bill.”
“The best place to start an adventure is with a quiet, perfect life . . . and someone who realizes that it canâ€™t possibly be enough.”

Source : Kevin J. Anderson, Neil Peart (2012). “Clockwork Angels: The Novel”, p.13, ECW Press
“[Shahrazad] had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of by gone men and things; indeed it was said that she had collected a thousand books of histories relating to antique races and departed rulers. She had perused the works of the poets and knew them by heart; she had studied philosophy and the sciences, arts and accomplishments; and she was pleasant and polite, wise and witty, well read and well bred.”

Source : Richard Francis Burton, John Payne, Andrew Lang, Jonathan Scott (2015). “One Thousand and One Nights - Complete Arabian Nights Collection (Delphi Classics)”, p.4187, Delphi Classics
“I like not knowing too much about somebody I'm photographing, because the process also becomes an experience for me to learn about .”
“The more you engage in any type of emotion or behavior, the greater your desire for it will become.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2006). “Zen and the Art of Happiness”, p.21, BookBaby

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