"If I'm not working, I'm not happy. That's it. That's the prerequisite for me for happiness."

-- Donna Tartt

#Not Happy Quotes

“In fact nothing is said that has not been said before.”

Source : Terence (1964). “Terence: The lady of Andros ; The self-tormentor ; The eunuch”
“The love of fame puts spurs to the mind”
“Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.”
“I've always prided myself on my discipline as a writer. I do it like a job. I get up in the morning and go to my desk.”
“I've been through some very difficult stages in my life, but I wouldn't change anything.”
“But that's not what an actor does. An actor finds things in the moment with a director and other actors that you don't have time to hand-draw or animate with a computer.”
“If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.”
“Students need to make their own choices about reading material and writing topics.”

Source : Donalyn Miller (2013). “Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits”, p.26, John Wiley & Sons

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