"Books and minds only work when they're open."

--

James Dewar

#Book Quotes #Mind Quotes

“No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.”

Source : Agnes De Mille (2015). “Dance to the Piper”, p.82, New York Review of Books
“I try to attach myself to things around me so that they don't slip away.”
“My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.”
“One must always do what one really cannot.”
“'SNL' is probably one of the premiere outlets that a musician can perform on that isn't obviously a music outlet.”
“Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.”
“When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard. Much harder than being bad.”

Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.268, Random House Books for Young Readers
“Making knots. Making knots. No word. Making knots. Tick-tock. This is a clock. Do not think of Gale. Do not think of Peeta. Making knots.”

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