#so

I much prefer working with kids whose life could be completely upended by a reading of a book over a weekend. You give them a book to read - they go home and come back a changed person. And that is so much more interesting and exciting. ↗

— Russell Banks

#book #changed #come #completely #could

Desire is the key to motivation. It is the key to develop a healthy personality and a positive attitude towards oneself and others. ↗

— Amit Abraham

#desire #motivation #oneself #personality #attitude

Whereas fanatic is usually a pejorative word, a Fan is someone who has roots somewhere. ↗

— Simon Kuper

#soccer #sports #iraq

In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone. ↗

— Rollo May

#quiet #solitude #creativity

Every negative... Has a positive side... ↗

— Nelson M. Lubao

#life-lessons #lpositive-attitude #right-perspectives #attitude

I could see her will leaving and death seeping through her skin to skewer her soul. ↗

— J.D. Stroube

#paranormal #skewer #soul #will #willpower

Irreverence is our only sacred cow. ↗

— Paul Krassner

#satire #censorship

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself. ↗

— Alan Wilson Watts

#metaphysical #philosophy #metaphysics

We've always had a dark atmosphere to our performances, so it sort of developed along those ways. ↗

— Kenny Hickey

#always #atmosphere #dark #developed #had

I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around." I feel so wanted. Thanks. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy-jackson #heroes