"I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up to me. Have you found work yet? she asked. Or are you still just writing?"

-- Anne Tyler

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Everything in New Orleans was competitive. People would always be betting on who was the best and the greatest in everything. That's where the battles of music came in.”
“Every moment of my life has a soundtrack, so I never know when some song is going to jump me by surprise and bring the memory alive.”
“Perfect simplicity is unconsciously audacious.”

Source : George Meredith (1922). “The Complete Works of George Meredith”, p.383, Library of Alexandria
“I just love food, especially my mom's Bulgarian cooking. Taco Bell is my favorite fast food restaurant. I also love Italian food.”
“When you give, expect nothing from people and everything from Allah.”

Source : FaceBook post by Omar Suleiman from Feb 10, 2014
“Is the Jewish race thriftier than the Arab race?”
“Most of us assume that human beings have free will. However, . . . [we] are very much conditioned by our species, culture, family, and by the past in general. . . . It is rare for a human being to have free will. . . . (140)”

Source : Ravi Ravindra (2009). “The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide”
“That part of the Englishman's nature which has found gratification in religion is now drifting into political life.”

Source : Beatrice Webb, Beatrice Potter Webb (1979). “My Apprenticeship”, p.163, Cambridge University Press

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