"The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers."

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Stan Barstow

#Reading Quotes #World Quotes #May Quotes

“Play is just another version of work”
“Sometimes when I do a joke and it doesn't get a lot of laughs, it kind of feels like I'm doing jazz. That's kinda cool because jazz is cool, but sometimes jazz sucks ... Maybe I'm the Kenny G of comedy.”
“He liked her; it was as simple as that.”
“Physical aggression by a man toward his partner is abuse, even if it happens only once. If he raises a fist; punches a hole in the wall; throws things at you; blocks your way; restrains you; grabs, pushes, or pokes you; or threatens to hurt you, that's physical abuse. He is creating fear and using your need for physical freedom and safety as a way to control you.”

Source : Lundy Bancroft (2003). “Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men”, p.128, Penguin
“Most people can't handle boredom. That means they can't stay on one thing until they get good at it. And they wonder why they're unhappy.”
“We must purposefully create a life of gratitude if we want to be fully alive.”
“On daughter Apple's accent: She says Mummy instead of Mommy, I don't mind that. I will if she starts saying basil and pasta the English way, as that really drives me nuts.”
“I only read a book if I feel intuitively led to read it.”

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