some nice quotes that I stumbled upon
No matter what anyone says, literature has the power to affect minds. Sometimes question them, sometimes tickle them, and in some rare occasions change them.
Here are some that I stumbled upon during an afternoon repast or a late night reading.
Perhaps no one learned so painfully that to be loved and to be wanted are not the same thing.
- In an article about Marilyn Monroe
Deploying a series of cricket metaphors, she said: “I’m still at the crease, though the bowling’s been pretty hostile of late. And in case anyone doubted it, can I assure you there will be no ducking the bouncers, no stonewalling, no playing for time? The bowling’s going to get hit all round the ground. That’s my style.”
- BBC article on Margaret Thatcher’s sudden resignation in 1990.