"Poverty made a sound like a wet cough in the shadows of the room."

-- Ray Bradbury

#Shadow Quotes #Rooms Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“When I'm writing, I'm waiting to see somebody, and I'm waiting to hear them. It's almost like conjuring spirits out of the air, using your own imaginative instability.”
“...What will the present chaos lead to? How will it all end? It can only end in one way. Mankind will be sick of it all....”
“It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.”

Source : "Independent Lens: The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights". TV Series, 2013.
“Coaching is about finding a system that works for your players. There are some underlying principles which are applied in any coaching situation but it's about picking the lock to get this group of players to play the best volleyball they're capable of playing for a long period of time.”
“I have tremendous faith in theuniverse. I feel at home on this planet. Even though it's a very big world out there, I plan on walking right through the middle of it unharmed.”
“I have fallen in love with the imagination. And if you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything.”

Source : Alice Walker (2013). “The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker”, p.298, The New Press
“His heart was simply to big for his body.”
“Adventure begins with you, personally. It is in the way you look at things. It is the mental stance you take as you face your day. It is finding magic in things. It is talking with people and discovering their inner goodness. It is the thrill of feeling a part of the life around you. The attitude of adventure will open things up for you. The world will become alive with new zest and meaning. You'll become more aware of the beauty everywhere. Nothing will seem unimportant. Everything will be revealed as having pattern and purpose.”

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