"I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries."

-- Adriana Trigiani

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Writing Quotes

“What do you do from morning to night?" "I endure myself.”

Source : Emile M. Cioran (1976). “The Trouble with Being Born”, Viking Books
“I get asked to do benefits a lot and I've decided I've got to be a bit more discerning, I can't just do all of them. . . . I got asked to do a benefit for babies born addicted to crack. And I said well, all right, I'll help you raise money for them, but I think we both know what they're gonna spend it on.”
“What you are looking for is within you”
“A people’s art is the genesis of their freedom.”
“I do what I do instinctively, and thatâ€™s me. If you like me, thatâ€™s fine; if you donâ€™t like me then donâ€™t watch me.”
“Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.”
“He's looking at me as if the whole world waits for my next breath, with an intensity that makes my heart pound and my palms sweat and then he smiles, a sweet curve of his mouth, and my breath catches, but then I freeze because there is something about it, something beyond it that I know, that makes my mind go blank with fear and pain.”
“Writing wasn't easy to start. After I finally did it, I realized it was the most direct contact possible with the part of myself I thought I had lost, and which I constantly find new things from. Writing also includes the possibility of living many lives as well as living in any time or world possible. I can satisfy my enthusiasm for research, but jump like a calf outside the strict boundaries of science. I can speak about things that are important to me and somebody listens. It's wonderful!”

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