“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.”
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“Not everything that can be counted counts.
Not everything that counts can be counted.”
― Informal Sociology: a casual introduction to sociological thinking
Not everything that counts can be counted.”
― Informal Sociology: a casual introduction to sociological thinking
“A novel is not an allegory...it is a sensual experience of another world. If you don't enter that world, hold your breath with the characters and become involved in their destiny, you won't be able to empathize, and empathy is at the heart of the novel. This is how you read a novel; you inhale the experience. So start breathing. I just want you to remember this. That is all; class dismissed.”
― Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
― Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
“I might have felt broken, but at the end of it all, I didn't allow myself to break.”
― The One That I Want
― The One That I Want
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