"It never occurred to me that there was anything odd about writing my own music, and so I used to just jot down little ditties and things like that. And it was only in later years I suppose when I was about nine or so, that I realised there was this thing called composing."

-- Richard Meale

#Writing Quotes #Years Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Does a person have a right to change his or her own religion? This is a fundamental human right, just like a right to freedom of speech.”
“This is very much becoming a reality in churches across the country.”
“The individual skill of the player determines the outcome, unlike betting on the horses or betting on the lottery. It's not an individual betting against the house and that's an important distinction.”
“We're antithetical. You use your mind one way; I use mine another. I recognize what you're doing, but I can't imagine it.”
“Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.”
“I'm not what I want to be. I'm not what I'm going to be. But, thank God, I'm not what I was!”
“Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.”
“Now the noisy winds are still; April's coming up the hill! All the spring is in her train, Led by shining ranks of rain; Pit, pat, patter, clatter, Sudden sun and clatter patter!... All things ready with a will, April's coming up the hill!”

Source : Mary Mapes Dodge (1879). “Along the Way”

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