"A modern librarian, who has faith in the law that 'BOOKS ARE FOR USE,' is happy only when his readers make his shelves constantly empty. It is not the books that go out that worry him. It is the stay-at-home volumes that perplex and depress him."

-- S. R. Ranganathan

#Depressing Quotes #Book Quotes #Home Quotes

“I think people should consume their music any way they want. If it's more practical for them to listen to it on an iPod or something, that's fine by me.”
“I actually cut my sentences a lot. I'm very aware of the actor, giving them too many words - just a mouthful of words - it's difficult sometimes for an actor. So I'm kind of aware of breaking sometimes the line, the sentence with a comma where maybe there wouldn't be a comma there. Just to give a breathing space for the actor, just to be aware of that.”
“As I look back, I feel a touch of pride at my younger self's dedication to literature, which gave him the strength of mind to resist the blandishments of the enemies of promise. The sirens of ad-land sang sweetly and seductively, but I thought of Odysseus lashing himself to the mast of his ship, and somehow stayed on course.”
“I don't believe people when they say their songs have nothing to do with their personal life.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The clock is ticking as nature attempts to absorb the increased greenhouse gas emissions.”

Source : "Secretary Moniz Emphasizes 'Innovation Agenda' To Stop Climate Change". "All Things Considered", wamc.org. December 7, 2015.
“I can't think of anything I want and need that I don't already have but at the same time, I'm not sated.”
“One of my mottos is flaunt what you've got left.”
“We can still astonish the gods in humanity And be the stuff of future legends, If we but dare to be real, And have the courage to see That this is the time to dream The best dream of them all.”

Source : Ben Okri (2012). “Mental Fight”, p.39, Random House

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