"I cannot write long books; I leave that for those who have nothing to say."

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Source : Celia Elizabeth Green (1976). “The decline and fall of science”, Hamish Hamilton

Celia Green

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“Children are people, and they should have to reach to learn about things, to understand things, just as adults have to reach if they want to grow in mental stature. Life is composed of lights and shadows, and we would be untruthful, insincere, and saccharine if we tried to pretend there were no shadows. Most things are good, and they are the strongest things; but there are evil things too, and you are not doing a child a favor by trying to shield him from reality. The important thing is to teach a child that good can always triumph over evil.”
“I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence.”
“In the sheltered heart of the clumps last year's foliage still clings to the lower branches, tatters of orange that mutter with the passage of the wind, the talk of old women warning the green generation of what they, too, must come to when the sap runs back.”

Source : Jacquetta Hawkes (1952). “A land”
“With Halloween, the director was this genius wonder boy who was the writer, director, producer, along with his girlfriend. They were this team, and they were making this small movie, and it was just completely different, but it was really inspiring and a lot of fun, and also allowed me to do a lot of improvisation, because they just depended on the girls to expand their parts to bring some real life, being girls ourselves, to the characters.”
“Socialism is humanity's second nature. All politicians do is turn human vice into votes.”
“It's alright to do things the way you want. There is no map to life, no blueprints to survival, you can create your world day by day if you have a clear vision and an unwillingness to give up.”

Source : "The Maine Unveil 'Anthem For a Dying Breed' DVD Documentary Details". PureVolume interview, www.purevolume.com.
“That is the one thing in my public career that I regret--my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.”
“Sometimes, people have a tendency not to notice someone who's always there, even if that person's the best thing for them.”

Source : Brenda Jackson (2011). “Temptation & Spontaneous: Temptation\Spontaneous”, p.305, Harlequin

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