"The walls of books around him, dense with the past, formed a kind of insulation against the present world of disasters."

-- Ross Macdonald

#Wall Quotes #Book Quotes #Past Quotes

“As I said, my parents loved that when they came to America, if you worked hard, the only things that could stop you were the limits you placed on yourself.”

Source : "Dealing With Obama Is ‘Hardest Part Of My Job’". Republican Convention Speech, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2012.
“The contest is not between us and them, but between good and evil, and if those who would fight evil adopt the ways of evil, evil wins.”
“All novels are sequels; influence is bliss.”
“I donâ€™t think of dying, I think of being here now.”
“I don't know how satisfied you can be when we still have a losing record. We feel like we're definitely playing better. The reality is we're about to find out. Our toughest West Coast trip is normally the circus trip in November. This year, they're flip-flopped. We did well on the first West Coast trip 3-3. Now, this is a big one. All these teams Dallas, New Orleans, Phoenix, Utah, Denver, Sacramento and the Los Angeles Clippers are quality teams. Each team is really playing well. It's going to be a big challenge for us.”
“The secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company.”
“Warfarin is the drug the medical community loves to hate.”
“Resisting is worth doing.”

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