"A mirror does not develop because an historical pageant passes in front of it. It only develops when it gets a fresh coat of quicksilver in other words, when it acquires new sensitiveness; and the novel's success lies in its own sensitiveness, not in the success of its subject matter."

-- E. M. Forster

#Lying Quotes #Mirrors Quotes #Historical Quotes

“Even when you are striving, stumbling and struggling, it's exhilarating if you sense you are growing.”

Source : Brenda Poinsett (2000). “What Will I Do with the Rest of My Life?: A Woman's Guide to Discovering Peace, Power, and Purpose After 40”, Navpress Publishing Group
“Confidence lets you pull anything off, even Tevas with socks.”

Source : Lena Dunham (2014). “Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"”, p.191, Random House
“I'm open to anything. I think everyone should enjoy every moment that they experience.”
“In Afghanistan I was doing street art because it was more open, but when I had a show, only men would come. I said, I'm an artist not only for men, but for women too. So that's why I like graffiti.”

Source : "Afghan graffiti artist risks her life to challenge the burqa under the Taliban". Interview with Katie Booth, womenintheworld.com. May 21, 2015.
“The universe now appeared to me as a void wherein floated rare flakes of snow, each flake a universe.”

Source : Olaf Stapledon (2015). “Star Maker”, p.10, Sheba Blake Publishing
“The music is in minors.”
“It is the goal of the American university to be the brains of the republic.”
“A letter is never ill-timed; it never interrupts. Instead it waits for us to find the opportune minute, the quiet moment to savor the message. There is an element of timelessness about letter writing ...”

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