"I remember that I stood on the library steps holding my books and looking for a minute at the soft hinted green in the branches against the sky and wishing, as I always did, that I could walk home across the sky instead of through the village."

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Source : Shirley Jackson (2010). “Novels and Stories: The Lottery, The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Other Stories and Sketches”

Shirley Jackson

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“We cannot break God's laws - but we can break ourselves against them.”
“And my friend is black, but I don't know what to call him. So I just call him Jamal Even though his name is Steve.”
“I do all the better bears.”
“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”

Source : Charles Dickens (2009). “Our Mutual Friend”, p.455, Cosimo, Inc.
“Risk is an essential part of progress.”
“Technological considerations are of great importance to architecture and cities in the informational society.”
“There was a time in L.A. when I drove to 7-Eleven to go grocery shopping, and I locked my keys in my car, which wasn't insured. My wallet was in there, and I couldn't call AAA, because I only had $7 in my bank account. It was one of those moments where I was like, 'O.K., I literally have nothing right now.”
“Smart marketing is about help not hype.”

Source : Jay Baer, Darren Root (2014). “Youtility for Accountants: Why Smart Accountants Are Helping, Not Selling (A Penguin Special from Portfolio)”, p.12, Penguin

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