"My only defense is the acquisition of vocabulary."

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Source : Margaret Edson (2014). “Wit: A Play”, p.44, Macmillan

Margaret Edson

#Vocabulary Quotes #Acquisition Quotes #Defense Quotes

“In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good mystery.”

Source : Karen Joy Fowler (2005). “The Jane Austen Book Club”, p.213, Penguin
“It's a different point of view on the world and it's different issues and it's important. It's healthy to have both, and more and more women are becoming of aware of that. And when you are aware of how strong of an impact it has on people - it changes things.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“At bottom each â€œexactâ€ science is, and must be speculative, and its chief tool of research, too rarely used with both courage and judgement, is the regulated imagination.”
“Washington has become our Versailles. We are ruled, entertained, and informed by courtiers -- and the media has evolved into a class of courtiers. The Democrats, like the Republicans, are mostly courtiers. Our pundits and experts, at least those with prominent public platforms, are courtiers. We are captivated by the hollow stagecraft of political theater as we are ruthlessly stripped of power. It is smoke and mirrors, tricks and con games, and the purpose behind it is deception.”
“We are simply human beings. So it is important for us to treat each other in that capacity.”
“If you could eat portions of pine trees, you could eliminate corn in many ways.”
“I try to clear my mind of everything, I try to think of nothing. I just let my body act, the body can take control and do what it's trained to do.”
“Remember, if you do the things you ought to do when you ought to do them, then someday you can do the things you want to do when you want to do themâ€¦Whatever you do or dream you can doâ€”begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.”

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