Magic Pudding Book Quotes

#1. I came to see that man finds meaning in his existence only through the active demonstration of his human self, a cosmos comprising the entire constellation of life's factors: culture, civilization, tradition, history, ideals, facts, physical conditions, one's mental state, the ecology, and so on.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

#2. I find it soothing to take something wrinkled and make it smooth. It feels anticipatory. It's what I do before a celebration. And nobody bothers me when I'm ironing.

Alexandra Stoddard

#3. We lived, as usual, by ignoring. Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it. Nothing

Margaret Atwood

#4. I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.

Robert Goulet

#5. If I can't read, if I can't make a simple Indian pudding, then I don't see the point in living much more, really. Because aside from a good book, and perhaps, a fresh morning in a dew-covered garden, few things in life give me as much pleasure as magic of making a truly spectacular dessert.

Sarah Strohmeyer

#6. To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.

Malcolm Forbes

#7. The worst prejudice we acquire during our youth is the idea that life is serious. Children have the right instincts: they know that life is not serious, and treat it as a game...

Egon Friedell