"I can always live by my pen."

-- Jane Austen

#Live By Quotes #Pens Quotes

“While the agreement signed in Paris between 195 nations to combat climate change was historic and significant, it's still vague and lacks the ambition to truly meet the challenge. The next step is to move aggressively toward a transition to 100% clean renewable energy as quickly as possible (that means no fossil fuels, nuclear, or big hydro).”
“Directing is a terrible, anxious process. It's all collaboration, and if you have a dream, it's diluted very quickly by the slightest ineptness in any of your collaborators. They're supposed to help you, but too often they help you into your grave.”
“The queen banishes Snow White because of her beauty. But the dwarves help Snow White because they're smitten by that very beauty. It teaches kids an important lesson: Nothing matters except for your looks.”
“Let me peer out at the world through your lens. (Maybe I'll shudder, or gasp, or tilt my head in a question.) Let me see how your blue is my turquoise and my orange is your gold. Suddenly binary stars, we have startling gravity. Let's compare scintillation - let's share starlight.”

Source : Naomi Shihab Nye (2010). “Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25”, p.28, Harper Collins
“In Serbia's case, the unresolved accountability for the Bytyqi brothers massacre needs to be resolved. And we would urge you to give this matter prompt and immediate attention to bring those responsible to justice for this tragedy.”
“I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues.”
“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”

Source : Zadie Smith (2003). “White Teeth”, p.299, Vintage
“The most mischievous liars are those who keep sliding on the verge of truth.”

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