"The first obligation of the writer is to be interesting. To be interesting; not to change the world."

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John Barth

#Interesting Quotes #World Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly.”
“The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.”
“Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets.”
“But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone.”
“Education...is a painful, continual and difficult work to be done in kindness, by watching, by warning,... by praise, but above all -- by example.”
“Me, me, me! Mine, mine, mine! I'm right, I'm right, I'm right. What's in it for me? How do I use this? How do I take advantage of it? This is the way of the ego. Own this within yourself and you will begin to release yourself from it.”
“Hold your head high, and your middle finger higher.”
“Papa, please get the moon for me.”

Source : Eric Carle (1998). “Stories for All Seasons”, Simon & Schuster

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