"If youâ€™re reading to find friends, youâ€™re in deep trouble. We read to find life, in all its possibilities. The relevant question isnâ€™t â€˜Is this a potential friend for me?â€™ but â€˜Is this character alive?'"

-- Claire Messud

#Reading Quotes #Character Quotes #Alive Quotes

“I used to spend a lot of time cutting out film posters from papers and putting them up on the wall in my room.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I'm me. God knows, I'm me.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A great song for me is when I hear it and it's contagious. The lyrics and the melody, if grows on you once and you want to hear it over and over again.”

Source : Source: thefirst3songs.com
“The upper current of society presents no pertain criterion by which we can judge of the direction in which the under current flows.”
“Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.”

Source : Michelle Obama, Lisa Rogak (2009). “Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words”, p.40, PublicAffairs
“If your business is static, you're likely to have issues.”
“October's gold is dim — the forests rot, The weary rain falls ceaseless, while the day Is wrapped in damp.”
“It ain't because lovers are so sensitive that they quarrel so often; it is because there is so much fun n the making up.”

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