"Whatever the reason, first place was always Solo, always, always, always, and second place was usually Chewbacca, because if you weren't the one saving the galaxy, you might as well be eight feet tall and covered with hair."

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Source : Charles Yu (2010). “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel”, p.30, Vintage

Charles Yu

#Eight Quotes #Hair Quotes #Feet Quotes

“I don't just pray for God to open doors, I also pray for God to close doors.”
“I grew up in an eclectic house where people were listening to all types of different music. I also think being educated, eloquent and knowing how to talk for yourself in the industry makes you go a long way.”
“There have been many occasions when I found it helpful to talk out loud to my own thoughts, ordering the unwholesome ones to go off somewhere and jump into the river.”

Source : Vash Young (2009). “A Fortune to Share”, p.11, Lulu.com
“It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.”

Source : Stephen Crane (2014). “The Red Badge of Courage”, p.119, Broadview Press
“Tennis legend Bjorn Borg appeared in a Swedish TV ad urging Swedes to have more sex to solve the country's falling birth rate. America can help. This is a perfect opportunity to name Jesse Jackson ambassador to Sweden.”
“Whenever I have found myself stuck in the ways I relate to things, I return to nature. It is my principal teacher, and I try to open my whole being to what it has to say.”

Source : Wynn Bullock, Barbara Bullock-Wilson (1984). “Wynn Bullock, photographing the nude: the beginnings of a quest for meaning”, Gibbs Smith
“Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The conventional mind is passive - it consumes information and regurgitates it in familiar forms. The dimensional mind is active, transforming everything it digests into something new and original, creating instead of consuming.”

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