"Prolonged travel in the alternate world of books can also make a reader more prone to fantasy thinking and estranged from his or her â€œrealâ€ life."

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Source : Maureen Corrigan (2007). “Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books”, p.22, Vintage

Maureen Corrigan

#Real Quotes #Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“We're losing ground. This planet is losing ground. So things need to happen and they need to happen quick. Our message should be-loud and clear-there comes a time when the home needs protecting and the line needs drawing and anybody that dares cross it acts at their own peril.”
“A husband and wife should resolve never to wrangle with each other; never to bandy words or indulge in the least ill-humour. Never! I say; NEVER. Wrangling, even in jest, and putting on an air of ill-humour merely to tease, becomes earnest by practice.”
“A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.”
“In life there exist two classes: first class and no class.”

Source : Hugh Leonard (1989). “Out after dark”, Andre Deutsch Ltd
“I wonder if this is how people always get close: They heal each other's wounds; they repair the broken skin.”
“Overall the theme is about never giving in... not letting anyone tell you what to do or take anything away from you. Always being yourself, whatever that may be. The content obviously takes a darker and romantic approach to relationships about love and loss, as well as overcoming adversity in everyday life. Generally, just being tough and standing up for what you believe.”
“It's hard to fathom the psychology of the economics of art. I don't quite understand it, and I don't necessarily want to understand it.”
“It's as if he can no longer acknowledge the love he felt or the pain I am in. I have been dismissed. I don't think I was smarter or as beautiful as the other girls he did this to. It's just that I was me. It was all I had.”

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