"Snap judgments? I'd gotten over those about the time I was toilet trained. Swore off diapers and faith in the human experience all in one week."

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Source : Rob Thurman (2006). “Nightlife”, p.42, Penguin

Rob Thurman

#Snap Judgment Quotes #Toilets Quotes #Diapers Quotes

“Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.”
“High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.”
“It seemed like the best weapons in my life had always been the most innocuous: empty plastic bins, a blank CD, an unmarked syringe, my smile in a dark room.”
“When will the day come that our dignity will be fully restored, when the purpose of our lives will no longer be merely to survive until the sun rises tomorrow!”
“It is the writer who might catch the imagination of young people, and plant a seed that will flower and come to fruition.”
“We must look at what immigration to America involves. To the new arrivals, the change is excruciating. Learning a new language and dealing with strange customs make the first years of life in the new land painful... The economic system of the United States is a mighty engine of persuasion. It motivates people to do what otherwise they never would in return for fulfilling their dreams. In the process, people learn that there is no sharp line between physical well-being and the higher purposes of life. The comfort of owning a house is at once meeting the obligation to care for one”
“If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.”

Source : "Catherine Zeta-Jones: 'There Is No Need to Suffer Silently'". People Magazine Interview, people.com. April 20, 2011.
“All great and precious things are lonely.”

Source : John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.458, Penguin

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