The Best Classic Book Quotes of All Time

If you love the classics, then you will love these great quotes from some of literature’s best authors.

“It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.”

— Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird

“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”

― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”

― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go!

“Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.”

— William Goldman, The Princess Bride

“There is a loneliness that can be rocked. Arms crossed, knees drawn up, holding, holding on, this motion, unlike a ship's, smooths and contains the rocker. It's an inside kind — wrapped tight like skin. Then there is the loneliness that roams. No rocking can hold it down. It is alive. On its own. A dry and spreading thing that makes the sound of one's own feet going seem to come from a far-off place.”

― Toni Morrison, Beloved

“Love is the longing for the half of ourselves we have lost.”

― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.”

—J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Get busy living or get busy dying.”

— Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption

"All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost."

— J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.”

— Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”

― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”

—John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.”

—Bram Stroker, Dracula

"Only connect."

— E. M. Foster, Howard's End

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The best ways to relax in the fall

Although the sun and warmth make summer the feel-good season of the year, many people find fall – or autumn, depending on what part of the world you live in – a soothing month.

There’s much to admire – the beautiful autumnal colours of the leaves on the trees, the comforting food and drink, like stews, soups and hot chocolate (for pumpkin spiced everything if you like).

Of course, fall can be a stressful time too as schools and universities start their new semesters then, which can mean a new chapter in the lives of many students and teachers. It is therefore essential to find the best way you can to find some relaxation time in fall.

Here are some of the best ways to chill out and destress in fall:

Explore nature around you

Ok, so you might not be donning that summer dress or pulling on the hiking shorts, but there is still a lot to admire about the world around you. Wrap up warm, go for a walk and see the multi-coloured leaves blowing in the wind and breath in that nice fresh air.

Bake some treats

Eating cakes and freshly-baked bread can be comforting, but so can making it. There is something quite therapeutic about rolling dough and mixing together all the ingredients, not to mention the sense of achievement you get at the finished product.

Hook up with friends

As the days get shorter and the weather is a little less favourable, it can be quite easy to retreat into our shells and effectively hibernate. However, that can lead to us introverting and getting down. Meeting up with friends for a coffee (a pumpkin spiced latte if you must) can be a great way to unwind and destress.

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Combating stress doesn’t have to break the bank

Stress seems to be part of our daily lives and a whole industry appears to have sprung up dedicated to combating all kinds of stress. However, given the money can be one of the prime sources of stress for a lot of people, parting with a large amount of cash to go on a spa retreat or pay for long massage may not actually alleviate the problem.

There are many little things we can do from time to time to reduce stress and which have the added benefit of not breaking the bank.

Although time is another commodity we may claim to not have enough of when we allow the cloud of stress to fog our judgement, many effective relaxation methods require neither large amounts of time nor money.

One popular relaxation technique is body scanning. Don’t worry, this doesn’t involve any machinery, but does require you to be tuned into your body. What you do is lied down on you back, either on a mat or in bed. You then conduct a mental scan of your body, starting with focusing on your toes and moving all the way up your body.

At each point, try to be aware of how your body feels and where the stress may be at its most acute. This can be done just before you go to sleep as it is a great way of unwinding and clearing your mind of all the other thoughts of the day. Combine this with some slow and deliberate breathing and you will start to notice the stress fade away.

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Tokyo 2020: The new sports taking a bow at the Olympics

Although one of the great things about the Olympic Games is watching the world’s best athletes smashing records and winning medals, it’s a great opportunity, every four years, for fans to watch other sports they may not normally watch.

Only five different sports have been present at every modern Summer Olympics since the games were resurrected in 1896. They are track and field, aquatics or swimming, cycling, fencing and gymnastics. Although events and disciplines may have changed, all those sports have existed in some form since the first games in Athens.

However, over the years many other sports have come and gone and in the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, golf made a reappearance after a 104-year absence with Britain’s Justin Rose winning the men’s gold medal.

The next Games in Tokyo will again feature some new sports which will be included in the 33 sports which will played across 339 events.

Having featured in previous games, but been omitted in Rio 2016, baseball/softball make a return to the Olympics, which isn’t surprising given the popularity of the sport in Japan.

The four remaining sports to be included for Tokyo 2020 will be featuring at the Games for the first time.

Karate will join other martial arts such as tae kwon do and judo at the summer Gamers for the first time while the 2020 Olympics will also witness competitors going for medals in sport climbing, surfing and skateboarding for the very first time. As well as new sports, Tokyo 2020 will also see 15 new events across existing sports.

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