"I began telling stories as a volunteer in my daughters' school. But I grew up hearing stories from Cuban and Southern storytellers, and I learned a great deal by just being quiet and listening."

-- Carmen Agra Deedy

#Daughter Quotes #Mother Quotes #School Quotes

“They'd branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number.”

Source : Samantha Shannon (2013). “The Bone Season”, p.108, A&C Black
“Every man has his secret desire, I suppose, and mine is someday to own a farm.”
“Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.”
“It takes an average of three hours after the first symptoms of a heart attack are recognized by the patient, before that patient arrives at an emergency room. Symptoms are often denied by the patient - particularly us men, because we are very brave.”
“The most important thing in comedy - apart from empathy, which I think is important even if disguised - is surprise. I like surprising people with the fact that something's even a joke at all.”
“John Kerry's campaign attacks on gas prices ignore the reality of Kerry's long record of supporting higher gas prices and blocking the president's comprehensive energy plan.”

Source : "Kerry faults Bush on homeland security", www.cnn.com. May 27, 2004.
“Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.”
“Eats first, morals after.”

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