Posts tagged quote of the week

“Not exactly. You see, Portia and I think that the coal miner thing’s very overdone. No one will remember you in that. And we both see it has our job to make District 12 tributes unforgettable,’ says Cinna.
I’ll be naked for sure, I think.
‘So rather than focus on the coal mining itself, we’re going to focus on the coal,’ says Cinna.
Naked and covered in black dust, i think.
‘And what do we do with coal? We burn it,’ says Cinna. ‘You’re not afraid of fire, are you, Katniss?’ He sees my expression and grins.” 
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

In memory of Ray Bradbury…more relevant than ever!       

“With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word ‘intellectual,’ of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.” 
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

“My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods. Time will change it, I’m well aware, as winter changes the trees - my love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath - a source of little visible delight, but necessary.”

-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

“It does not do to dwell on dreams, Harry, and forget to live.”

-Dumbledore,   J.K Rowling

Since I began rereading the Harry Potter series from the beginning on my Nook (now that the e-books are released!!! See my post about it! ) I felt it appropriate for the quote of the week to be from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

This week’s quote is from the book I’m currently reading for my book club. If you haven’t read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks  by Rebecca Skloot, you need to. Right. Now.

“Like the Bible said,’ Gary whispered, ‘man brought nothing into this world and he’ll carry nothing out. Sometimes we care about stuff too much. We worry when there’s nothing to worry about.” 
― Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

“Who are YOU?” said the Caterpillar.
This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, sir, just at present— at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.”

-Lewis Carroll,  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland