"I think it's the things we don't talk about that make us old before out time."

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Source : Catherine Ryan Hyde (2008). “The Day I Killed James”, p.204, Knopf Books for Young Readers

Catherine Ryan Hyde

#Thinking Quotes

“I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Paul Ryan is speaker of the house and that - that is up to members of the caucus. Donald Trump is not running for a congressman from Manhattan where he would actually vote on the speaker. But I appreciate the good wishes that we're actually going to be the next president of the United States and that we'll have to work with the speaker.”
“Most successful investors, in fact, do nothing most of the time.”

Source : Jim Rogers (2013). “Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets”, p.58, Crown Business
“We had a couple of minor coups that made a big difference. We snared away from a competitor a correspondent already on the ground in Afghanistan. That was an enormous help to us, because there we were.”
“Dave Rudabaugh is an ignorant scoundrel! I disapprove of his very existence. I considered ending it myself on several occasions but self-control got the better of me.”
“For instance, I may bring a certain feminist perspective to my songwriting, because that's how I see life. I'm interested in art, poetry, and music. As that kind of artist, I can do anything. I can say anything. It's about self-expression. It knows no package - there's no such thing. That's what being an artist is.”
“The truth is I couldn’t care less about needing a supposed 'thigh gap.' It’s just another tool of manipulation that other people are trying to use to keep me from loving my body. Why would I want to starve and weaken my natural body size? I’m not saying women who have it naturally are unattractive. But I would have to change my entire frame just to achieve something that seems so trivial.”

Source : "Why The Dangerous ‘Thigh Gap’ Trend Makes Me Mad" by Robyn Lawley, www.thedailybeast.com. October 28, 2013.
“Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.”

Source : William Christopher Handy (1947). “Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy”

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