"...I couldn't let go of the thought that it had, in fact, been he, restless and moody Heathcliff. Day after day, he floated through all the Wal-Marts in America, searching for me in a million lonely aisles."

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Source : Marisha Pessl (2006). “Special Topics in Calamity Physics”, p.53, Penguin

Marisha Pessl

#Letting Go Quotes #Lonely Quotes #America Quotes

“At the heart of good education are those gifted, hardworking, and memorable teachers whose inspiration kindles fires that never quite go out, whose remembered encouragement is sometimes the only hard ground we stand upon, and whose very selves are the stuff of the best lessons they ever teach us. Most of us, no matter how long ago it's been, can name our kindergarten teacher. Our first music teacher. Our junior high algebra teacher. Good teachers never die.”
“We still retain in Britain a deeper sense of class, a more obvious social stratification, and stronger class resentments, than any of the Scandinavian, Australasian, or North American countries.”

Source : "The Future of Socialism". Book by Anthony Crosland, 1956.
“Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it's as if another writer is on the scene.”
“So many Indian novels, quite unfairly, do not get the prominence they should because they have been written in a language other than English.”
“There's always a miasma of misinformation emerging from the higher education sector as to which are the 'best' courses to take. My advice would always be to ignore the perceived wisdom and look for the most reliable evidence on the ground.”

Source : "'I hope we'll achieve the political legitimacy of the games industry'". Interview with Keith Stuart, www.theguardian.com. July 7, 2009.
“I'm going to kiss you now, and I don't know if I'll ever stop.”

Source : Jamie McGuire (2011). “Providence”, p.312, Jamie McGuire
“Like an ant, I will find my way round any obstacle. Like a child, I will persevere with pinpoint focus.”
“It's hard to find things that won't sell online.”

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