"When my sister Joan arrived, I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. When I think what a marvellous friend she's been, I'm so glad my parents didn't take me at my word."

-- Maeve Binchy

#Thinking Quotes #Parent Quotes #Rabbits Quotes

“The less control people had over their work, the higher their blood pressure during work hours. Moreover, blood pressure at home was unrelated to the level of job control, indicating that the spike during work hours was specifically caused by lack of choice on the job. People with little control over their work also experienced more back pain, missed more days of work due to illness in general, and had higher rates of mental illness-the human equivalent of stereotypies, resulting in the decreased quality of life common to animals reared in captivity.”
“Why do men go to zoos?”
“I think it's going to take my whole life to sort of get people to know what my perspective is.”
“Some people say they want things, but when push comes to shove they don't do what is necessary to achieve it.”
“Don't treat the dogs like people. Treat the dogs like dogs. They are better than people.”
“I am Alice in Wonderland', Josie thought. 'Watch me fall.”
“Unlike so many Dylan-writer-wannabes and phony 'encyclopedia' compilers, Sean Wilentz makes me feel he was in the room when he chronicles events that I participated in. Finally a breath of fresh words founded in hardcore, intelligent research.”
“The practical reason for freedom is that freedom seems to be the only condition under which any kind of substantial moral fiber can be developed we have tried law , compulsion and authoritarianism of various kinds, and the result is nothing to be proud of.”

Source : "On Doing the Right Thing". "The American Mercury" Magazine, 1925.

You may also like:

Barbara Taylor Bradford
Novelist
Cecelia Ahern
Novelist
Debbie Macomber
Author
Emma Donoghue
Playwright
Joanna Trollope
Writer
Marian Keyes
Novelist
Nora Roberts
Author
Rosamunde Pilcher
Author
Edna O'Brien
Novelist