"When I was a girl, my life was music that was always getting louder. Everything moved me. A dog following a stranger. That made me feel so much."

-- Jonathan Safran Foer

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“To read" actually comes from the Latin reri "to calculate, to think" which is not only the progenitor of "read" but of "reason" as well, both of which hail from the Greek arariskein "to fit." Aside from giving us "reason," arariskein also gives us an unlikely sibling, Latin arma meaning "weapons." It seems that "to fit" the world or to make sense of it requires either reason or arms.”
“the attempt to control poetry, to subordinate it to extra-poetic ends, constitutes misuse.”

Source : Jan Clausen (1982). “A movement of poets: thoughts on poetry and feminism”, Long Haul Pr
“When God calls you to something, He is not always calling you to succeed, Heâ€™s calling you to obey! The success of the calling is up to Him;the obedience is up to you.”
“I've learned in my life that it's important to be able to step outside your comfort zone and be challenged with something you're not familiar or accustomed to. That challenge will allow you to see what you can do.”

Source : Source: www.lotusguide.com
“I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.”
“The angels would become incarnate if they could, so that they might come to earth to imitate the example and virtues of the Son of God!”
“I can remember standing in a W.P.A. line with a gunny sack, and I remember having to buy chocolate milk instead of white because it was one cent cheaper.”

Source : "Jerry Buss, Lakers Owner and Innovator, Dies at 80" by Richard Goldstein, www.nytimes.com. February 18, 2013.
“The Baby Boom has spawned an even bigger Grandma Boom. For every baby born, two women turn into grandmas.”

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