"Isabell, she treads so lightly, floating in her gipsy dresses Even as her words cut deep, I can't deny the truth in them On the phone, she talks a lot, and me, I listen hopelessly So directionless, I head into oblivion And then I decide to give another random memory To remind her of the first time we sang out to the sea Oh Isabell, you always understood me Please Isabell, forgive me now"

-- Ben Jelen

#Song Quotes #Memories Quotes #Cutting Quotes

“I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.”
“Hope is nothing but a deceitful flatterer accepted by reason only because it is often in need of palliatives.”

Source : Giacomo Casanova (2013). “The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete”, p.376, Simon and Schuster
“...there ... remains a huge following [of Ayn Rand's philosophy] of those who ignore the indiscretions, infidelities, and moral inconsistencies of the founder and focus instead on the positive aspects of her philosophy. There is much in it to admire, if you do not have to accept the whole package... Criticism of the founder or followers of a philosophy does not, by itself, constitute a negation of any part of the philosophy... Criticism of part of a philosophy does not gainsay the whole.”
“You should always listen to minotaurs. Anybody with four stomachs has to have a firm grip on reality.”
“Violence is the gold standard, the reserve that guarantees order. In actuality, it is better than a gold standard, because violence has universal value. Violence transcends the quirks of philosophy, religion, technology, and culture. () It's time to quit worrying and learn to love the battle axe. History teaches us that if we don't, someone else will.”
“Seventy-five percent of voters now [in September 2016], according to the latest poll, want third-party candidates included in the debate. We have the highest disapproval and distrust rates ever in our history for these two presidential candidates, which the system is doing everything it can to force down our throats.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com
“I think everybody's nuts.”
“I knew the men were probably terrible people who whistled at pretty girls, treated their wives like servants, and voted for Nixon every chance they got, but as far as I was concerned, they beat the hell out of a Volvo-load of liberals for hard work and good times.”

Source : James Crumley (2016). “The Last Good Kiss”, p.40, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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