#kin

I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed. ↗

— Kate DiCamillo

#books #children #floor #got #i

All the beauty of the world, 'tis but skin deep. ↗

— Ralph Venning

#deep #skin #tis #world

Many later commented on the fact that large numbers of those engaged in the most senseless acts of destruction were left well alone by cops, indeed people dressed as Black Block members were seen freely making their way across police lines and talking to cops. ↗

— John Blair

#acts #alone #black #block #commented

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation. ↗

— Jayson Blair

#amends #come #forgiveness #good #hope

I have lived a life that has been beautiful and painful at some moments. But I am convinced others can learn how to control a certain kind of rage that bubbles up in many Americans, particularly, but not limited to, women, blacks, and other minorities. ↗

— Jayson Blair

#beautiful #been #blacks #bubbles #certain

A lot of women these days, a lot of young women don't want to call themselves feminists. You have this cheap, hideous 'girl power' sort of fad, which I think is pretty benign at best, but at worst, I think it's a way of taking the politics out of feminism and making it some kind of fashion. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#best #call #cheap #days #fad

Taking me seriously is a big mistake. I certainly wouldn't. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#big mistake #certainly #i #me #mistake

I really have been enjoying performing more lately than I have in a long time and you know, it's all about that sort of centered feeling that I have now. You know, thanks to, not just my kid, but her father before her. You know, I have a kind of a grounding through them that I really relish, and I think is also good for my work, you know. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#also #been #before #centered #enjoying

It's difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind. ↗

— Linda Blair

#gifts #mankind #people #pets #realize

One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist. ↗

— Linda Blair

#asking #because #been #exorcist #i