"I think we all like to get away from our troubles and worries with a good book."

-- Linda Lael Miller

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Worry Quotes

“I find it more than a little disingenuous to act as if keeping slaves was something that set Thomas Jefferson apart from all mankind.”

Source : "Amazon.com Review: Questions for Annette Gordon-Reed". www.amazon.com.
“The theory that everyone acts from self-interest, direct or indirect, is psychologically unsound. . . . Throughout history . . . there have been millions of men and women with some sort of Humanist philosophy who have consciously given up their lives for a social ideal.”
“The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.”
“I've always wanted to land a 1080, it's been a beast of a burden for me.”
“Bad art was as good as good art. Grammar and spelling were no longer important. To be clean was no better than to be filthy. Good manners were no better than bad. Family life was derided as an outdated bourgeois concept. Criminals deserved as much sympathy as their victims. Many homes and classrooms became disorderly - if there was neither right nor wrong there could be no basis for punishment or reward. Violence and soft ***** became accepted in the media. Thus was sown the wind, and we are now reaping the whirlwind.”
“You have to know human behaviour â€¦ And the quality of your writing is absolutely capped at your understanding of human behaviour. Youâ€™ll never write above what you know about people.”
“You try not to become so emotionally attached to your character, but you do.”
“I didn't know writers could be real live people, because I never knew any writers.”

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