"The contours of the coming disaster expanded to include the deaths of all present."

-- George Saunders

#Disaster Quotes

“Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harmful, part of a relationship.”
“Everybody handles things differently.”
“Something about making art has to do with overcoming things, giving us a clear opportunity for doing things in ways we have always known we should do them.”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.4, Image Continuum Press
“So you can settle the ***** down. My mother used to say, "Primero comemos, entonces lo demÃ¡s." That means, "first we eat, then we do everything else."”
“All persons, living and dead, are purely coincidental.”
“I heard a lil homie talking reckless in Vibe.Â Quite a platform you chose, you shoulda kept it inside.Â Oh you tried, it's so childish calling my name on the world stage.Â You need to act your age and not your girl's age.”
“She had a way of seeing the beauty in others, even, and perhaps most especially, when that person couldn't see it in themselves.”
“Certainly teachers themselves can do a better job of letting the world know how hard their profession is, but frankly, they have real work to do and a lot of it, so they don't have a whole lot of free time on their hands.”

Source : Taylor Mali (2012). “What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World”, p.76, Penguin

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