"The facts of life are to the biographer what the text of a novel is to the critic."

-- Victoria Glendinning

#Facts Quotes #Facts Of Life Quotes #Novel Quotes

“I am not, sir, a bad person, though in truth I am not lacking in reasons for being one. [Sp., Yo, senor, no soy malo, aunque no me faltarian motivos para serlo.]”
“My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad's dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.”
“I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way”
“That's her secret, I suppose. Everything that happens to her she's proud of. She makes it special by it happening to her.”

Source : Melvin Burgess (2014). “Junk”, p.122, Random House
“People who say "it is impossible", should not interrupt those who are trying to make it possible.”
“I wanna get rich enough in life that I can afford to release a dozen doves every time I walk into a room. You know people would be like, 'Did you see that guy come out of the bathroom? The one with doves, it was beautiful.'”
“I certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I am quite enough in love. I should be sorry to be more”
“Sometimes I think that if I wasn't crazy... I'd go crazy.”

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