"My book had a universal theme. It's not a "racial" novel. It portrays an aspect of civilization, not necessarily Southern civilization."

-- Harper Lee

#Book Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Southern Quotes

“I am, of course, romanticizing; a chronic tendency of mine.”
“In Gaul were two orders, the nobility and the priesthood, while the people, says Caesar, were all slaves.”

Source : John Lothrop Motley (1858). “The rise of the Dutch Republic: a history in three volumes”, p.7
“I think about fanaticism - oblivion awaits, especially for minor writers, so you have to be a fanatic; you have to be a crank to keep going, but on the other hand, what else would you do with the rest of your life? You gotta do something.”
“I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze.”
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.”
“Dr. Seuss provided "ingenious and uniquely witty solutions to the standing problem of the juvenile fantasy writer: how to find, not another Alice, but another rabbit hole.”
“I let myself go. I thought little of the houses and trees, but applied colour stripes and spots to the canvas... Within me sounded the memory of early evening in Moscow - before my eyes was the strong, colour-saturated scale of the Munich light and atmosphere, which thundered deeply in the shadows.”
“Tomorrow changes the face of reality.”

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