"A new sickness invaded Jerry, the sickness of knowing what he had become, another animal, another beast, another violent person in a violent world, inflicting damage, not disturbing the universe but damaging it."

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Source : Robert Cormier (2013). “The Chocolate War”, p.254, Knopf Books for Young Readers

Robert Cormier

#Animal Quotes #Knowing Quotes #World Quotes

“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”
“The minute you become a leader of a country, you go into a very small club. You join that sort of pantheon of other world leaders.”
“Social Media begins with a story - your story.”

Source : Germany Kent (2015). “You Are What You Tweet: Harness the Power of Twitter to Create a Happier, Healthier Life”, p.40, Star Stone Press, LLC
“Those who lived in peaceful nations had looked the other way as members of their own species starved on their door step.”
“But I've always been hard to cast, I've never been an ingenue, I've never been the romantic lead. I'm an actor; give me the script and I do what I do and hope it's good.”
“I don't believe in strong-arming people.”

Source : "Zachary Levi Talks Nerd ‘Conscientious Capitalism’ And Focusing On The Fans" by Laura Prudom, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 07, 2012.
“[T]here's a good reason to stay pessimistic about deficits as far as the eye can see. It's called the 'news' media. Legislators who want to get re-elected will clearly want to avoid any spending decision that will create bad national publicity, and our news media, the manufacturers of bad national publicity, will send crying victims down the assembly line at the slightest thought of a social spending cut or freeze. Exhibit A is Sen. Jim Bunning.”
“The Only way to do all the things you'd like to do is to read”

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