"It occurs to me that even though Zoya and I are both still alive, my life is already over. She will be taken from me soon and there will be no reason for me to continue without her. We are one person, you see. We are GeorgyandZoya."

-- John Boyne

#Taken Quotes #Alive Quotes #Life Is Quotes

“The body, then, has a mind of its own. It must follow, then, that the Mind has a body of its own, even if itâ€™s like nothing that we can see around us, or have ever seen.”

Source : Penelope Fitzgerald (1998). “The Gate of Angels”, p.47, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I made so many recordings with junky mics and crappy mixing consoles, you have to use what your tools are and in some ways that's been inspirational.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“I'm not really enamored by movie stars.”
“I am persuaded, that if any attempt is made to improve the education of the poor, and such an unmanly spirit should guide the resolution of a society or committee for that purpose, it would render the design abortive.”

Source : Joseph Lancaster (1807). “Improvements in Education, as it Respects the Industrious Classes of the Community: Containing Among Other Important Particulars, an Account of the Institution for the Education of One Thousand Poor Children, Borough Road, Southwark; and of the New System of Education on which it is Conducted”, p.148
“From here on after let's stay the way we are right now. And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow.”

Source : Song: I Cross My Heart, Album: Pure Country, 1992
“The more I travel around the world, the more I see people want the same thing - to be happy. We wouldn't be in a monetary system if we didn't have to work, so if my music can contribute to happiness, then that's my main responsibility.”
“The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.”
“A nomad I was even when I was very small and would stare at the road, that white spellbinding road headed straight for the unknown ... a nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places.”

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