"I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again."

-- Bette Davis

“Please don't settle for happiness. It's not good enough. Of course you deserve it, but if that's all you have in mind - happiness - I want to suggest to you that personal success devoid of meaningfulness, free of a steady commitment to social justice - that's more than a barren life. It's a trivial one.”

Source : FaceBook post by Toni Morrison from Aug 23, 2011
“All good research-whether for science or for a book-is a form of obsession.”
“I was very nervous at the beginning of Hotel du Nord.”
“I think Steve Jobs is my idol.”
“The only way to find out if you can write is to set aside a certain period every day and try. Save enough money to give yourself six months to be a full-time writer. Work every day and the pages will pile up.”
“Bodily fluids and solids are universally the most disgusting things we as human beings can come upon, but as long as they are inside us, it's part of you.”

Source : "Why “Asshole” Is High Praise - and Other Anatomy Lessons With Mary Roach". Interview with Sarah Zhang, www.motherjones.com. April 2, 2013.
“You will attract everything that you require. If it's money you need... you'll attract it. If it's people you need... you'll attract it. If it's a certain book you need... you'll attract it.”
“In love the ordinary is made sacred.”

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