"When I was 8 years old, my brother was making the noises of the animals I was eating, so I decided to go vegetarian. Then I would give up because I was 8."

-- Alicia Silverstone

#Brother Quotes #Giving Up Quotes #Animal Quotes

“I who have been involved with all styles of painting can assure you that the only things that fluctuate are the waves of fashion which carry the snobs and speculators; the number of true connoisseurs remains more or less the same.”
“Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing.”
“You can open to the idea that whatever happened to you in the past eventually turned out or will turn out to be a benefit to you.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2006). “Zen and the Art of Happiness”, p.40, BookBaby
“As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it. And it is not only reaching back that endangers us; sometimes history itself reaches inexorably forward for us with its shadowy claws.”

Source : Elizabeth Kostova (2008). “The Historian”, Little, Brown
“I always know exactly where my stories take place, which gives me something certain so I can use my imagination for the other stuff. I worry though, who wants to keep reading stories about Kalamazoo?”
“What if I slept a little more and forgot about all this nonsense.”
“All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation.”
“I think it [films] was my passion without it being declared like a job that I could have, or a career that I could have.”

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