"The future is a messy, motley business, little girl."

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Catherynne M. Valente

#Girl Quotes #Littles Quotes #Messy Quotes

“If we learn to accept our imperfections with humor, as the reflection of our very humanity, we will experience humility and tolerance, we will understand that we are already filled with forgiveness, we will see the gift of our lives, the chains will fall away, and we will be free -- free not so much from fear or 'dependence,' but free for love, for life itself.”
“I never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name.”
“I have to convince myself that this is not a pointless life, even the body is telling me so.”
“I think age, if you are healthy, I think age is largely a number. My mother lived to be 101. So I'm planning on another quarter century.”
“Also, I realized a lot of kids are listening to me. Whether I want to be or not, they're looking up to me.”
“The ultimate aim of production is not production of goods but the production of free human beings associated with one another on terms of equality.”
“I just need time to catch my breath before you take it away again.”

Source : "Fictional character: Simone Deveraux". "Heroes" (TV Series), www.imdb.com. 2006–2010.
“Now, more than ever, I realize just how illusory my undeserved success has been. I still hold out some hope of doing better, but age and unhappiness have sapped my strength.”

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