"All novelists must form their personal pacts in some way with the slowness of their craft. There are some who demand of themselves a 'rate of production,' for whom it's a matter of pride to complete, say, a book every year."

-- Graham Swift

#Book Quotes #Pride Quotes #Years Quotes

“It's not a holiday until you overdo it!”
“Often times we feel like either we can't make a world of difference, or we feel that it's not going to change anything anyway. The truth is you can change someone's day, you can change someone's life, but you have to show up and do what you got to do to actually see any fruit coming from it.”
“Because present procedures by design favor the affluent, the poor are being increasingly marginalized. And because the poor are so marginalized, they can exert little influence on institutional design decisions. We need to break out of this vicious spiral and create momentum in the opposite direction.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
“...nothing is permanent. Everything and everyone you know can change at any moment. That's how I see things now - except for you. You're the one constant in my life.”

Source : Alexandra Adornetto (2012). “Heaven”, p.58, Macmillan
“One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”
“The bar is the male kingdom. For centuries it was the bastion of male privilege, the gathering place for men away from their women, a place where men could go to freely indulge in The Bull Session.”
“To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.”
“There is no corruption but mere stealing in Nigeria”

Source : "Update: 2015: Choosing between “Two Devils”-Jonathan And Buhari,”corruption personified And Islamic-Bigot”; do you really have a choice in 2015?", republicreporters.com. November 6, 2014.

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