"I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others joy, some both."

-- Elie Wiesel

#Book Quotes #Destiny Quotes #People Quotes

“As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame”
“But oh my dear, I am tired of being Alice in Wonderland. Does it sound ungrateful? It is. Only I do get tired.”

Source : Melanie Benjamin (2010). “Alice I Have Been: A Novel”, p.7, Delacorte Press
“When one man dies it is a tragedy, when thousands die it's statistics.”
“I have never taken more than two weeks to record an album throughout my career.”
“Take by surprise and the world gives up resistance.”
“I drink, you drink. Hell, if ***** was legal, I'd appear in a commercial for that too.”
“If everything gets too serious for me on the album, I get kinda bored. I've got to have some kind of jovial things in there.”
“We must all assume out responsibilities to take the country forward.”

Source : "Lucas Papademos sworn in as Greece's prime minister" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. November 11, 2011.

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