Korczaks Quotes & Sayings

Tea tasted the best at its second pouring. A — Anchee Min

Finish-the-fucking-story".
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The glorious freedom of writing is a beautiful thing that must never be stifled by censorship. — Stewart Stafford

If we state the function of man to be a certain kind of life, and this to be an activity or actions of the soul implying a rational principle, and the function of a good man to be the good and noble performance of these, and if any action is well performed when it is performed in accordance with the appropriate excellence human good turns out to be activity of the soul in accordance with virtue, and if there are more than one virtue, in accordance with the best and most complete. — Aristotle.

As the architects of Gilead knew, to institute an effective totalitarian system or indeed any system at all you must offer some benefits and freedoms, at least to a privileged few, in return for those you remove. — Margaret Atwood

A goal is not just an object on a pitch; it is also a milestone on your journey of excellence. — Onyi Anyado

I wouldn't want to live if I did not have my work. In any case, it's good that I'm already old and personally don't have to count on a prolonged future. — Albert Einstein

Much of poetry in the making is the fiddle with a few items. You lay a word against another and wait. You try another word. And another. Yet another. You wait. You begin again. Listening. Looking. For the elusive inevitable thing which has to arrive before it is recognised. And, like Odysseus, may not be recognised at first. — Craig Raine

There was such a feeling of peace around them, it was soft and pink and smelled of butter. — Sarah Addison Allen

I love telling stories from a kid's point of view because they don't really see all the obstacles in front of them. They're resilient, and sometimes adults can steal that from them. — George Tillman Jr.

When I hit the ball, I do want to hurt it. — Bryce Harper

Suffering passes, but the fact of having suffered never passes. — Leon Bloy

God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow! — Joyce Meyer

She sat at the table with a cup of tea, looking plump and angelic as always, no sign of having lost any sleep the night before. — Maggie Stiefvater