"I just have this feeling that if it weren't for the Gloversville Free Library that I probably would not be a writer."

-- Richard Russo

#Feelings Quotes #Library Quotes

“When the balance is restored, people get hurt.”
“You must learn to drink the cup of life as it comes ... without stirring it up from the bottom. That's where the bitter dregs are!”
“We didn't have a whole lot of money when I was growing up either. I would always ask for magic books or magic tricks for my birthday or for Christmas and the rest of the year I either had to mow lawns or find part time jobs to help supplement the cost of doing magic.”
“Socialism and SF are the two most fundamental influences in my life.”
“Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.”

Source : Pierre Bayle, Richard Henry Popkin, Craig Brush (1991). “Historical and Critical Dictionary: Selections”, p.147, Hackett Publishing
“Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.”
“Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distress. "Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?" I say. "It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?" he asks. "Just avoid mirrors. You'll forget about it," I say. "Not if I keep looking at you," he says.”
“I believe most in educated intuition, in what you get through profound experience.”

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