"I've given up reading the papers. Since the world's so obviously bent on killing itself, I decided months ago to sit back and let it."

-- Sarah Waters

#Reading Quotes #World Quotes #Paper Quotes

“Presidents by six years have been there long enough for the media and the country to see their flaws.”
“Beetroot, garlic, lemon ... and buy a bottle of olive oil. All these things are very critical.”
“The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.”
“I was brought up Roman Catholic. I'm not even baptized.”
“There are some things in the world we can't change...”
“I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more of the same, which is dandy, if the author and the characters have more to say.”
“You can be a giant among artists without ever attaining any great skill. Facility is a dangerous thing. When there is too much technical ease the brain stops criticizing. Don't let the hand fall into a smart way of putting the mind to sleep.”
“People sometimes are under the impression that finding their property corners should cost as much as changing their oil or blowing out their sprinklers. What they don't realize is that land surveyors are required to stand behind their work for the rest of their lives.”

Source : "Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Land Surveyor". Interview with Andy Orin, lifehacker.com. December 10, 2015.

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