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Real life is stranger than fiction- Richelle Mead
“Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.”- Cassandra Clare
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'It takes as much imagination to read as to write...' Gordon R. Dickson
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"Do Not Wait To Strike Till The Iron Is Hot; But Make It Hot By Striking."
- William Butler Yeats
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"We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better." - J.K Rowling
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"We read to know we're not alone." ~ William Nicholson

"Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly." ~ Francis Bacon
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Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger. — Ben Okri
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Forismatic:
? “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

© Buddha

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? “If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

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? “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

© Rumi

? Share this quote

? “Truth is powerful and it prevails.”

© Sojourner Truth

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? “Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.”

© Ralph Emerson

? Share this quote

? “Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.”

© Dalai Lama

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? “Simply put, you believer that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.”

© Wayne Dyer

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? “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

© Winston Churchill

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? “Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”

© Julius Charles Hare

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? “Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

© Erich Fromm

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? “The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.”

© William James

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? “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”

© Khalil Gibran

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? “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”

© Blaise Pascal

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? “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

© Walt Disney

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? “In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.”

© Aristotle

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? “Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.”

© Niccolo Machiavelli

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? “Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.”

© Mother Teresa

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? “In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.”

© Richard Bach

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? “The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

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? “There never was a good knife made of bad steel.”

© Benjamin Franklin

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? “The only difference between your abilities and others is the ability to put yourself in their shoes and actually try.”

© Leonardo Ruiz

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? “No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”

© Alfred North Whitehead

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? “You can adopt the attitude there is nothing you can do, or you can see the challenge as your call to action.”

© Catherine Pulsifer

? Share this quote

“Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.”

© Jack Buck

? Share this quote

? “May our hearts garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.”

© Sam Keen

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? “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”

© John Ruskin

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? “Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.”

© Donald Trump

? Share this quote

? “A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy — that’s the time that seems long in the memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on.”

© John Steinbeck

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? “We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity.”

© Margaret Wheatley

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? “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”

© Buddha

? Share this quote

? “He who is contented is rich.”

© Lao Tzu

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? “The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”

© Cecil B. DeMille

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? “The highest stage in moral ure at which we can arrive is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.”

© Charles Darwin

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-- 18 Jul 2017, 22:48 --

Forismatic:
? “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

© Buddha

? Share this quote

? “If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

© Rumi

? Share this quote

? “Truth is powerful and it prevails.”

© Sojourner Truth

? Share this quote

? “Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.”

© Ralph Emerson

? Share this quote

? “Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.”

© Dalai Lama

? Share this quote

? “Simply put, you believer that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.”

© Wayne Dyer

? Share this quote

? “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

© Winston Churchill

? Share this quote

? “Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”

© Julius Charles Hare

? Share this quote

? “Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

© Erich Fromm

? Share this quote

? “The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.”

© William James

? Share this quote

? “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”

© Khalil Gibran

? Share this quote

? “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”

© Blaise Pascal

? Share this quote

? “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

© Walt Disney

? Share this quote

? “In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.”

© Aristotle

? Share this quote

? “Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.”

© Niccolo Machiavelli

? Share this quote

? “Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.”

© Mother Teresa

? Share this quote

? “In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.”

© Richard Bach

? Share this quote

? “The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “There never was a good knife made of bad steel.”

© Benjamin Franklin

? Share this quote

? “The only difference between your abilities and others is the ability to put yourself in their shoes and actually try.”

© Leonardo Ruiz

? Share this quote

? “No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”

© Alfred North Whitehead

? Share this quote

? “You can adopt the attitude there is nothing you can do, or you can see the challenge as your call to action.”

© Catherine Pulsifer

? Share this quote

“Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.”

© Jack Buck

? Share this quote

? “May our hearts garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.”

© Sam Keen

? Share this quote

? “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”

© John Ruskin

? Share this quote

? “Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.”

© Donald Trump

? Share this quote

? “A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy — that’s the time that seems long in the memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on.”

© John Steinbeck

? Share this quote

? “We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity.”

© Margaret Wheatley

? Share this quote

? “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”

© Buddha

? Share this quote

? “He who is contented is rich.”

© Lao Tzu

? Share this quote

? “The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”

© Cecil B. DeMille

? Share this quote

? “The highest stage in moral ure at which we can arrive is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.”

© Charles Darwin

? Share this quote

-- 18 Jul 2017, 22:48 --

Forismatic:
? “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

© Buddha

? Share this quote

? “If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

© Rumi

? Share this quote

? “Truth is powerful and it prevails.”

© Sojourner Truth

? Share this quote

? “Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.”

© Ralph Emerson

? Share this quote

? “Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.”

© Dalai Lama

? Share this quote

? “Simply put, you believer that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.”

© Wayne Dyer

? Share this quote

? “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

© Winston Churchill

? Share this quote

? “Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”

© Julius Charles Hare

? Share this quote

? “Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

© Erich Fromm

? Share this quote

? “The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.”

© William James

? Share this quote

? “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”

© Khalil Gibran

? Share this quote

? “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”

© Blaise Pascal

? Share this quote

? “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

© Walt Disney

? Share this quote

? “In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.”

© Aristotle

? Share this quote

? “Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.”

© Niccolo Machiavelli

? Share this quote

? “Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.”

© Mother Teresa

? Share this quote

? “In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.”

© Richard Bach

? Share this quote

? “The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “There never was a good knife made of bad steel.”

© Benjamin Franklin

? Share this quote

? “The only difference between your abilities and others is the ability to put yourself in their shoes and actually try.”

© Leonardo Ruiz

? Share this quote

? “No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”

© Alfred North Whitehead

? Share this quote

? “You can adopt the attitude there is nothing you can do, or you can see the challenge as your call to action.”

© Catherine Pulsifer

? Share this quote

“Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.”

© Jack Buck

? Share this quote

? “May our hearts garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.”

© Sam Keen

? Share this quote

? “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”

© John Ruskin

? Share this quote

? “Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.”

© Donald Trump

? Share this quote

? “A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy — that’s the time that seems long in the memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on.”

© John Steinbeck

? Share this quote

? “We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity.”

© Margaret Wheatley

? Share this quote

? “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”

© Buddha

? Share this quote

? “He who is contented is rich.”

© Lao Tzu

? Share this quote

? “The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”

© Cecil B. DeMille

? Share this quote

? “The highest stage in moral ure at which we can arrive is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.”

© Charles Darwin

? Share this quote

-- 18 Jul 2017, 22:48 --

Forismatic:
? “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

© Buddha

? Share this quote

? “If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

© Rumi

? Share this quote

? “Truth is powerful and it prevails.”

© Sojourner Truth

? Share this quote

? “Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.”

© Ralph Emerson

? Share this quote

? “Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.”

© Dalai Lama

? Share this quote

? “Simply put, you believer that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.”

© Wayne Dyer

? Share this quote

? “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

© Winston Churchill

? Share this quote

? “Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”

© Julius Charles Hare

? Share this quote

? “Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

© Erich Fromm

? Share this quote

? “The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.”

© William James

? Share this quote

? “The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”

© Khalil Gibran

? Share this quote

? “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”

© Blaise Pascal

? Share this quote

? “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

© Walt Disney

? Share this quote

? “In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.”

© Aristotle

? Share this quote

? “Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.”

© Niccolo Machiavelli

? Share this quote

? “Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.”

© Mother Teresa

? Share this quote

? “In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.”

© Richard Bach

? Share this quote

? “The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “There never was a good knife made of bad steel.”

© Benjamin Franklin

? Share this quote

? “The only difference between your abilities and others is the ability to put yourself in their shoes and actually try.”

© Leonardo Ruiz

? Share this quote

? “No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”

© Alfred North Whitehead

? Share this quote

? “You can adopt the attitude there is nothing you can do, or you can see the challenge as your call to action.”

© Catherine Pulsifer

? Share this quote

“Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.”

© Jack Buck

? Share this quote

? “May our hearts garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.”

© Thich Nhat Hanh

? Share this quote

? “We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.”

© Sam Keen

? Share this quote

? “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”

© John Ruskin

? Share this quote

? “Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.”

© Donald Trump

? Share this quote

? “A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy — that’s the time that seems long in the memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on.”

© John Steinbeck

? Share this quote

? “We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity.”

© Margaret Wheatley

? Share this quote

? “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”

© Buddha

? Share this quote

? “He who is contented is rich.”

© Lao Tzu

? Share this quote

? “The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”

© Cecil B. DeMille

? Share this quote

? “The highest stage in moral ure at which we can arrive is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.”

© Charles Darwin

? Share this quote
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"As an author I have learnt that writing grips my throat mostly, but reading books has been a juice to ease the traffic jam inside the gut."
-Wilson Chipangura
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Some quotes on books from one of my favourite books as a child -

“The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.”

“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.”

- Matilda by Roald Dahl
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"Books are structured and organized gadgets that can mischieve the mind". Afranie enock
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Post by sherif olabode »

Books are a uniquely portable magic.
–Stephen King

Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.
–Vera Nazarian

I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.
–Harold Kushner
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Men are gas, they tend to fill-up their environment.
-Wilson Ngozi-
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Post by Matricia »

Shift to Drift.
Very good and strengthened my hope in what's going on with my life. Great stories... Let's
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A book is a dream that you hold in your hands ~ Neil Gaiman
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Post by KelleyStumme »

"A book is a dream that you hold in your hand." – Neil Gaiman
"So many books, so little time." – Frank Zappa
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