Pushing forward in my music career is not my focus at the moment. Right now it’s time for me to try to get my spiritual life in order, to pay attention to the little things, to slow down. It’s time for me not to be someone who other people want; it’s time to actually find myself.
– from The Woman in Me book by Britney Spears
History isn’t something you need to …
History isn’t something you need to bring to life. History already is alive. We are history. History isn’t politicians or kings and queens. History is everyone. It is everything.
– from How to Stop Time book by Matt Haig
You can’t live long with the …
You can’t live long with the ones who are only beautiful. But the funny ones, oh, they last a lifetime!
– from Anxious People book by Fredrik Backman
Well, let’s take it one day …
Well, let’s take it one day at a time, shall we? I enjoyed yesterday, I’m having fun today, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.
– from The Man Who Died Twice book by Richard Osman
Me, I love surprises. I love …
Me, I love surprises. I love it when life pulls a rabbit out of a hat. […] But some people just don’t like being caught off guard – even by good news.
– from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
I don’t want to live my …
I don’t want to live my life like it’s a triathlon and all that matters is getting to some imaginary ribbon. I want my life to be like – like making pottery. I want to enjoy it while it’s happening, not just for where it might get me eventually.
– from Happy Place book by Emily Henry
Revolutions are not won by enlisting …
Revolutions are not won by enlisting the masses. Revolution is a science only a few are competent to practice. It depends on correct organization and, above all, on communications. Then, at the proper moment in history, they strike. Correctly organized and properly timed it is a bloodless coup. Done clumsily or prematurely and the result is civil war, mob violence, purges, terror.
– from The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress book by Robert A. Heinlein
This education is a helluva thing …
This education is a helluva thing. Any little child could pick up. And yet the blasted thing does turn out so damn important later on.
– from A House for Mr. Biswas book by V. S. Naipaul
At some point in a woman’s …
At some point in a woman’s life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is.
– from City of Girls book by Elizabeth Gilbert
If, say, all of your money …
If, say, all of your money is in one bank, one brokerage, one country, one currency, one asset class, or one fund, you may be playing with a loaded gun. With luck, you can get away with anything in the short term. With time, the odds rise that your vulnerability will be exposed by unforeseen events.
– from Richer, Wiser, Happier book by William Green
