"The book is an experience that allows you to witness your feelings without having to surrender to them, to succumb to them, or to be battered by them. It gives you access to a deep knowledge of how you would respond to things you would never, thank goodness, have been required to experience."

-- Michael Silverblatt

#Book Quotes #Giving Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“The modern recording studio, with its well-trained engineers, 24-track machines and shiny new recording consoles, encourages the artist to get involved with sound. And there have always been artists who could make the equipment serve their needs in a highly personal way - I would single out the Beatles, Phil Spector, the Beach Boys and Thom Bell.”
“We may be annihilated, but we cannot be conquered.”
“Spring's greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out.”

Source : Edgar Guest (1916). “A Heap o' Living'”
“When someone who's been homeless and actually had to take meals on the handout or steal purses on the backs of park benches to be able to eat, not that that was right. My head was definitely not in the right place when I was out there using but when you share your greatest weaknesses and the most intimate parts of your story, I think it makes a real impact on people. I think what comes from the heart reaches the heart.”

Source : Source: nyc.brightestyoungthings.com
“No matter how late it is, when I get home, I take the time to clean and moisturize my face.”
“No mean woman can cook well. It calls for a generous spirit, a light hand, and a large heart.”

Source : Eden Phillpotts (1906). “The Portreeve”
“It is impossible to say just what I mean!”
“I shall become, I shall become a collector of me. And put meat on my soul.”

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