"I read mostly fiction, a lot of 19th-century novels."

-- Ken Follett

#Fiction Quotes #Century Quotes #Novel Quotes

“History is more or less bunk.”
“Baseball calls it a curve ball for a reason: you just don't know where some pitches will land. Your ace could get injured. Your golden glover could err. Your team could sit through a rain delay. Your manager could get ejected. Your bench must be broad and deep enough to overcome.”
“Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand.Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle.”
“There is something fundamentally antidemocratic about relinquishing control of the public education policy agenda to private foundations run by society's wealthiest people; when the wealthiest of these foundations are joined in common purpose, they represent an unusually powerful force that is beyond the reach of democratic institutions.”
“We educators stand at a special point in time”

Source : Robert J. Marzano, Debra Pickering, Jane E. Pollock (2001). “Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement”, p.1, ASCD
“We all experience pain and suffering, but it is not the quintessential nature of life. Just because the earth turns away from the sun and night occurs doesn't mean that the sun isn't always shining. It might be hard to see sometimes, but goodness and divine beauty can always be found if you adjust your vision just right.”
“Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are the unfortunate ones. There's nothing wrong with them; but they are missing out on one of life's compensations and rewards. A great book is a friend that never lets you down. You can return to it again and again and the joy first derived from it will still be there.”

Source : Ruskin Bond (2014). “Uncles, Aunts and Elephants: A Ruskin Bond Treasury”, p.213, Penguin UK
“If I'm working, I'm not D.J.'ing. And if I'm not working, I'm D.J.'ing all the time.”

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