“As a child I was really into fantasy books with elves and goblins and swords, and I went through a phase for a few years when I was reading endless series. But in the end I became totally fed-up with all these sub-Tolkien rip-offs because they all end up doing the same old things and there's no rigour to it.” YearsChildrenBookEndsReadingFantasySeriesEndlessFedsPhasesRipFed UpFantasy BooksOld ThingsGoblinRigourSame Old Thing Author:Jonathan Stroud
“I used to think that each phase of life was the end. But now that my view on life is more or less fixed, I believe that change is a great thing. In fact, it's the only real absolute in the world.” ThinkingWorldBelieveRealEndsFactsLife IsUsedI BelieveViewsAbsolutesGreat ThingsFixedPhasesPhases Of Life Author:Philip Johnson
“President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom, and his willingness to act on that belief, helped end the Cold War and usher in a new and brighter phase of history.” WarEndsAmericaSpiritBeliefPresidentDemocracyColdOptimismUltimateTriumphWillingnessPhasesCold WarBrighterHis SmilePresident Reagan Author:Colin Powell
“I think I am at the end of a certain phase of my life. What I'm on the lookout for now is the unexpected, for things that come from outside and that I never thought might happen. Sometimes you have to watch for them so you don't automatically say no to the new, simply because you're in the habit of saying no to everything that comes along.” ThinkingEndsSometimesMightHappensCertainWatchesHabitUnexpectedPhasesSaying No Author:Doris Lessing
“But to everything in this world there comes an end; there even comes an end to the torments suffered in those intermediate states of transition when the last secret tear of one's soul is bitterly swallowed, and the crisis passes, resolving itself into some new sort of phase, which even as it comes into existence is fated in turn to pass away, to disappear in the eternal changing of the times and seasons.” WorldSoulEndsStatesLastsTurnsSecretExistenceThis WorldTearsEternalSeasonsCrisisDisappearTransitionPhasesTormentPassing Away Book:How It All Began: The Prison Novel Source: How It All Began: The Prison Novel