"When a girl holds a rose up to you, you run better, let me tell you."

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Source : Gary D. Schmidt (2009). “The Wednesday Wars”, p.178, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Gary D. Schmidt

#Girl Quotes #Running Quotes #Rose Quotes

“The first principle of ethical power is Purpose... It is the picture you have of yourself - the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.”
“In Haiti you had the Duvaliers for 29 years and they were very well supported by the United States.”
“I wanted to do something far from my intellectual and physical home, so I went to live in Beijing for eight months and took Mandarin Chinese.”
“The absurdity of public-choice theory is captured by Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen in the following little scenario: "Can you direct me to the railway station?" asks the stranger. "Certainly," says the local, pointing in the opposite direction, towards the post office, "and would you post this letter for me on your way?" "Certainly," says the stranger, resolving to open it to see if it contains anything worth stealing.”

Source : Linda McQuaig (2001). “All you can eat: greed, lust, and the new capitalism”, Viking
“The longer you go by yourself the weirder you get, and the weirder you get the longer you go by yourself.”

Source : Jim Shepard (2011). “You Think That's Bad”, p.151, Vintage
“Beauty is a mute deception.”
“Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it.”
“Thanksgiving, when the Indians said, "Well, this has been fun, but we know you have a long voyage back to England".”

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