"To save the mind from preying inwardly upon itself, it must be encouraged to some outward pursuit. There is no other way to elude apathy, or escape discontent; none other to guard the temper from that quarrel with itself, which ultimately ends in quarreling with all mankind."

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Source : Fanny Burney (1972). “Camilla: or, A picture of youth”

Fanny Burney

#Mind Quotes #Apathy Quotes #Way Quotes

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”
“I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic.”
“The key to risk management is never putting yourself in a position where you cannot live to fight another day.”
“I do not hold with those who think it is all right to do whatever you want so long as it doesn't hurt anyone. Who's to be the judge of that?”
“I'm the type of guy that I wear my heart on my sleeve. If I'm in a good or bad mood, then everybody knows it.”

Source : Interview with Steve Rosenfield, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Literature is claimed to be a mirror of the world,â€ I said, â€œbut the Outlanders are fooling themselves. The BookWorld is as orderly as people in the RealWorld *hope* their own world to beâ€”it isnâ€™t a mirror, itâ€™s an aspiration.”
“I never came into life with any favours or privileges.”
“If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.”

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