"None but the weak crave to be better than. Strong men are satisfied with their own strength."

-- Lillian Smith

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“Shera's Two Laws of Cataloging: Law #1, No cataloger will accept the work of any other cataloger. Law #2: No cataloger will accept his/her own work six months after the cataloging.”
“You are only three or four hours from taking your glasses off for keeps.”
“The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.”
“Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.”

Source : Cornelia Funke (2011). “Inkheart”, p.25, Scholastic Inc.
“Trying to hit Phil Niekro is like trying to eat jello with chopsticks. Sometimes you get a piece but most of the time you get hungry.”
“No hardy perennial has the enduring quality of hope. Cut it to the roots, stamp it underfoot, let frost and fire work their will, and still some valiant shoot will push, to grow again on such scanty fare as it can find. Only time and the cruel quicklime of fact can destroy that stubborn urgency.”

Source : Rachel Field (1946). “And Now Tomorrow”
“As far as the Animals breaking up - it was my fault. I wanted out. We took it to the max, as far as we could take it. Our reunion tour in 1983 went pretty good until we left America. Then we pushed it too hard and it fell apart.”
“How could such sweet and wholesome hours be reckoned, but in herbs and flowers?”

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