You're a magnet for mess. I've never seen anything like it. Lula to Stephanie
Books were my passion and my escape from madness.
I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that a great story can lift spirits, take you anywhere in the world you want to go and in any time period to boot, and the lessons you learn from a good book can buoy your own convictions and even change your life.
Here's my definition of a great beach read - a fabulous story that sucks me in like a black hole and when it's over, it jettisons my bones across the galaxy with a hair on fire mission to convince everyone I know that they must read that book or they will die.
Isn’t it amazing how much good people can do for each other when you give them the opportunity to help?
Makes you grow up quick. Hard work makes you strong. I work hard every day; that's where I get my strength. That and knowing who I am.
God, middle age is an unending insult.
Regression analyses show that self-efficacy contributes to achievement behavior beyond the effects of cognitive skills
By wine eating cares are put to flight. [Lat. , Vino diffugiunt mordaces curae. ]
My philosophy is that to be a director you cannot be subject to anyone, even the head of the studio. I threatened to quit each time I didn't get my way, but no one ever let me walk out.
What must be remembered in any case is that secret complicity that joins the logical and the everyday to the tragic.