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belial.1980:
I stumbled across some notes I took when I was reading the The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie a few years ago. Rediscovered a quote that I'd marked because it really struck me:

What kind of idea are you? Are you the kind that compromises, does deals, accomodates itself to society, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cussed, bloody-minded, ramrod-backed type of damnfool notion that would rather break than sway with the breeze? – The kind that will almost certainly, ninety-nine times out of hundred, be smashed to bits; but, the hundredth time, will change the world.

Take from it what you will. I just thought it was cool and wanted to share it.  :)

meg_evonne:
It is really cool. Thank you for sharing.  Although 'idea' could be substituted with several other nouns and it still works...  'politician'  'person'  'friend' etc

hatshep2:
I'm a quotes addict, always looking for new ones to add to chapters in my book. That's a great quote!!!  :)

Snowleopard:

--- Quote from: hatshep2 on September 26, 2010, 04:19:06 AM ---I'm a quotes addict, always looking for new ones to add to chapters in my book. That's a great quote!!!  :)

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I love quotes too.
Jon Winokur has several books of just quotes.
The Portable Curmudgeon
The Curmudgeon's Guide to Romance
Writer's on Writing  I really like the last one particularly when they critique each other.  OUCH!!!

hatshep2:

--- Quote from: Snowleopard on September 27, 2010, 03:30:37 PM ---I love quotes too.
Jon Winokur has several books of just quotes.
The Portable Curmudgeon
The Curmudgeon's Guide to Romance
Writer's on Writing  I really like the last one particularly when they critique each other.  OUCH!!!


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Those sound awesome! I've actually been in the market for some new ones - I'll look for them on Amazon.com. Are they mostly funny, mostly serious/inspirational, or a combination?
I currently have three - "Respectfully Quoted," "The Book of Positive Quotations," "The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time," and (don't laugh) "Uncle John's Four-Ply Bathroom Reader." (I don't actually read in the bathroom but my dad bought it and it has specific quote sections for Groucho Marx and Marilyn Monroe so I just had to steal it.) I'm kind of mixed on which book I like best..."Positive Quotations" is very well organized but the book I'm writing doesn't call for that many "positive" quotations persay. (What I write needs more quotes about mistakes, love, and evil. Awesome story, I know, lol.)  ;) "Brilliant Thoughts" has a lot of what I could use but its not well organized so its all so hard to find. Oh, and then there's "The Art Of War" (love that book!) but it doesn't exactly offer a wide range. Thus, I really need some new quotes books.

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