"The shelf was filled with books that were hard to read, that could devastate and remake one's soul, and that, when they were finished, had a kick like a mule."

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Source : Mark Helprin (1989). “Winter's Tale”, Pocket Books

Mark Helprin

#Book Quotes #Soul Quotes #Mules Quotes

“The wars of the twenty-first century will be fought over water.”
“I don't like egocentricity, which is something that I have arduously battled in myself my entire life.”
“Intellectually, I think everyone really knows that women are funny, but it's a weird thing that people keep trotting out.”
“Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs.”
“There was no let-up. The tempo was always moderate but steady. If a new guy decided to pick up the pace, that's where it stayed, whether he finished with the group or not. You showed off at your peril.”
“I went to prom with my boyfriend, but after the dance he left me at a party all by myself. It was awful!”

Source : "When I Was 17: Crystal Reed". Interview with Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. July 8, 2012.
“I think there can be a misrepresentation of who I am a lot of times because I might be more quiet than other artists. I don't walk in the room going, "Here I am!" I'm going to be the guy standing in the corner taking everything in. I think that can be taken the wrong way, as if I'm not interested in what's going on around, but it's not really the case.”

Source : Source: people.com
“I just love historical fiction.”

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