"If those we love visit us when we dream, those who torment us almost always visit us when we're still awake."

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Source : Alyson Richman (2011). “The Lost Wife”, p.206, Penguin

Alyson Richman

#Dream Quotes #Awake Quotes #Torment Quotes

“Love doesn't care what we call it.”
“Even a queen stubs her toe, but a wise woman watches the path.”
“Science has only two things to contribute to religion: an analysis of the evolutionary, cultural, and psychological basis for believing things that aren't true, and a scientific disproof of some of faith's claims (e.g., Adam and Eve, the Great Flood). Religion has nothing to contribute to science, and science is best off staying as far away from faith as possible. The "constructive dialogue" between science and faith is, in reality, a destructive monologue, with science making all the good points, tearing down religion in the process.”

Source : "Tania Lombrozo Strokes the Faithful at NPR". "Why Evolution is True" blog by Jerry Coyne, whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com. September 23, 2013.
“A family is but too often a commonwealth of malignants.”
“Whatever your work and whatever its worth, No matter how strong or clever, Some one will sneer if you pause to hear, And scoff at your best endeavor. For the target art has a broad expanse, And wherever you chance to hit it, Though close be your aim to the bull's-eye fame, There are those who will never admit it.”
“It is no accident that stock exchange floors - in addition to bedroom floors - bring out the noisy blood, the flushed cheek, and the passionate cries of men. Most men are making love when they make 'magical' amounts of money.”
“Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.”
“Failure doesn't mean anything, it just means changing paths.”

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