"Most kids don't believe in fairy tales very long. Once they hit six or seven they put away "Cinderella" and her shoe fetish, "The Three Little Pigs" with their violation of building codes, "Miss Muffet" and her wellâ€shaped tuffetâ€”all forgotten or discounted.And maybe that's the way it has to be. To survive in the world, you have to give up the fantasies, the makeâ€believe."

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Source : Rob Thurman (2006). “Nightlife”, p.10, Penguin

Rob Thurman

#Giving Up Quotes #Believe Quotes #Kids Quotes

“Hip is to know, it's a form of intelligence. To be hip is to be update and relevant. Hop is a form of movement, you can't just observe a hop, you gotta hop up and do it. Hip and hop is more than music Hip is the Knowledge, hop is the Movement. Hip and Hop is Intelligent movement”
“I question and soul-search constantly into myself to be as certain as I can that I am fulfilling the true meaning of my work, that I am maintaining my sense of purpose, that I am holding fast to my ideals, that I am guiding my people in the right direction.”
“You can't take your stuff with you when you die. That doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy it while you're alive. Why not? But it's all pretty silly. I fall victim to it. I mean, I want nice stuff too. So I guess I'm poking fun at myself as well as other materialistic people.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near!”
“The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me”

Source : Orson Pratt (1937). “Wonders of the Universe: Or, a Compilation of the Astronomical Writings of Orson Pratt ...”
“Possibilities swung from the ropes of his life like charms on a watch chain, golden.”

Source : Susan Moody (1992). “Mosaic”, G K Hall & Company
“Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.”
“The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.”

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