"After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of 'Glee,' a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of dance, and the magic of 'spirit fingers' to chase our cares and woes into somebody else's backyard."

-- James Wolcott

#Dance Quotes #Song Quotes #Magic Quotes

“since each child reads only about six hundred books in the course of childhood, each book should nourish them in some way - with new ideas, insight, humor, or vocabulary.”
“Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.”
“So imagine that the lovely moon is playing just for you - everything makes music if you really want it to.”
“Money is power, and rare are the heads that can withstand the possession of great power.”
“A combination of all that was best in the gladdest days of the departing year...”

Source : Shelby Foote (1963). “The Civil War: a narrative”
“I had a grungy period and looked like a tramp for a very long time - my mum really hated it! I destroyed her entire '70s wardrobe by putting studs into everything - I thought I was really cool. But it's good to experiment - I even had dreadlocks at one point.”
“My whole life story is kind of a backhanded compliment.”
“Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.”

Source : Jennifer Donnelly (2010). “Revolution”, p.32, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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