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“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron

“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.”
― Ellen DeGeneres, My Point... And I Do Have One

“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Always do your best in whatever you do;
set goals and seek challenges;
become a role model for those coming behind you; and
always have God in your heart.”
― Charles F. Bolden

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
― James Baldwin

“I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.”
― Amy Poehler

“The secret of happiness is not doing what we like but in liking what we do.”
― J.M. Coetzee

“Just to be sincere and make our full effort in each moment is enough. There is no Nirvana outside our practice.”
― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind