"In some respects the better a book is, the less it demands from the binding."

-- Charles Lamb

#Book Quotes #Demand Quotes

“Well, my favorite sport as a kid was clearly baseball.”
“The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.”
“I do take time to pray. I also start my day in gratitude, and as my first foot hits the floor in the morning when I climb out of bed, I say "Thank," and as the next foot hits the floor, I say "You," and I say "Thank you" all the way to the bathroom. Starts the day in the right headspace and the right heart space!”
“I like it that they [disciples] feed me and pay for my clothes and protect me. And in return I will do for them what I can, but no more than that. Just as I cannot breathe the breath of another or help the heart of someone else to beat or their bones not to weaken or their flesh not to shrivel, I cannot say more than I can say. And I know how deeply this disturbs them, and it would make me smile, this earnest need for foolish anecdote or sharp simple patterns in the story of what happened to us all, except that I have forgotten how to smile.”
“I watched the tears run down her cheeks and start to drip from the end of her chin. One part of me wanted to put my arms round her but I daren't. Do that and I'd never be able to let her go.”
“It is sad when two people turn from the paths theyâ€™re traveling, and their paths go on to cross without them.”
“Always praise 'em before you hit 'em.”
“He could build a city. Has a certain capacity. Thereâ€™s a niche in his chest where a heart would fit perfectly and he thinks if he could just maneuver one into place â€“ well then, game over.”

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