"I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me this gift. And thank you for helping me to keep going.'"

-- Mattie Stepanek

#Nice Quotes #Book Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I want to do work, but I also want to have a good time.”
“He reaches over a goat that's come between us and grabs my hand. "Don't let go!" he orders. Harper's hand is dry and soothing, while mine is sweaty with fear. We've never held hands before. I think about what it means in the village when boys and girls only a few years older then Harper and me wander around with their hands clasped together. They're always peering dreamily into each other's eyes, sneaking sky kisses...and soon after, there's a wedding.”

Source : "Palace of Mirrors".
“Arelia looked up at Macon. "It's not the house that protects her. It's the boy. I've never seen anything like it. No Caster can come between them.”
“Our breath is brief, and being so Let's make our heaven here below, And lavish kindness as we go.”

Source : Robert William Service, “Reptiles And Roses”
“I love working with other people, and I love the fact that film is a collaborative industry and form of art. You're all working with each other and playing off of each other and getting the best ideas out of everybody.”
“I believe that if I should die, and you were to walk near my grave, from the very depths of the earth I would hear your footsteps.”
“I've worked in construction, in a factory sewing clothes. I also sold flowers and doughnuts - just odd jobs to try to make 10 pesos, which is equivalent to 20 cents.”
“There was a positive side to not trying at something: you could always pretend that your life would have been different if you had.”

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