"If I do not seem to be mentioning anything Iâ€™ve read lately, it is because I am in one of those periods of undifferentiated flux or something in which I am reading about fifty, at a minimum, books at once, so of course I seldom finish one. Eventually this phase will pass, and Iâ€™ll discover I have about ten pages to go in all of them, and will sit down and systematically finish them, one after another."

-- Edward Gorey

#Reading Quotes #Book Quotes #Phases Quotes

“Those people who think only of themselves, are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, no matter how instructed they may be.”
“People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.”
“Great players make great plays.”
“Anyone who has two shirts when someone has none is not a christian.”
“Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections.”
“All effort is in the last analysis sustained by the faith that it is worth making.”
“My buddy Alex Blumberg learned - he was very public about his learning process, and I know for a fact because we sat next to each other for many years, that he knew nothing about venture capital or seed rounds or "A" rounds or whatever you call them, and he had to really learn, like, pitch by pitch. He just screwed pitches up.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“Every reformation ruins somebody.”

Source : Amelia B. Edwards (1865). “Half a Million of Money”, p.241

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