"I am not kind, I cut people off as with shears and I drop them like nettles."

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Source : Edna O'Brien (1985). “A Fanatic Heart: Selected Stories of Edna O'Brien”, Plume

Edna O'Brien

#Cutting Quotes #People Quotes #Kind Quotes

“The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying.”
“For one man is my world of all the men this wide world holds; O love, my world is you.”
“Typically in 'Game of Thrones,' people who are honest and just and do things for the right reasons tend not to survive.”

Source : "‘Game Of Thrones’ Robb Stark Speaks: Richard Madden Addresses Shocking Developments" by Maureen Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 2, 2013.
“I'm the reason Hulk Hogan lost his hair.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“So is it always nationalist to resist US globalization? The US thinks it is, and wants you to agree; and, moreover, to consider US interests as being universal ones.”

Source : Fredric Jameson (2009). “Valences of the Dialectic”, Verso Books
“The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!”
“I was very lucky in as much as I played a lot of tennis.”
“I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.”

Source : "Big business becomes Mrs Robinson's affair" by Terry Slavin, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2004.

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