"People think six is a great many, when it's children. ...they don't mind six pairs of boots, or six pounds of apples, or six oranges, especially in equations, but they seem to think that you ought not to have five brothers and sisters."

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Source : E. Nesbit (2013). “Delphi Complete Novels of E. Nesbit”, p.77, Delphi Classics

E. Nesbit

#Brother Quotes #Children Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Experience really does make you better, man.”
“You can'tÂ worry what people think.”
“Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what one really feels.”

Source : Geoff Dyer (2014). “Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H. W. Bush”, p.27, Canongate Books
“Seek greater knowledge and you shall possess greater truth”
“Zach Galifianakis is a comic force of nature! He is terrific. He digs down here and delivers a beautifully nuanced performance that gets under your skin. Just like the movie.”
“Why don't you come up sometime 'n see me? I'm home every evening. . . . Come up. I'll tell your fortune. . . . Ah, you can be had.”
“I hate it. I hate taxidermy shops and all that crap.”
“This is one of the defining sorrows of books: that we cannot see one another.”

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