"There are few things more subtly distressing than an inappropriate gift from someone close to you."

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Source : Anatole Broyard (1980). “Men, Women, and Other Anticlimaxes”, Routledge Kegan & Paul

Anatole Broyard

#Inappropriate Quotes

“Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.”
“Our generation delimited the definition & horizon of Love in a box that mainly refers to love between a boy & a girl. Love has a broader & profound meaning beyond this box. Surely, the highest state of love is Love of God, a love between creations & the Creator.”
“Everything is about accountability to the American people, accountability of the executive branch ... [and] accountability of the oversight of the Congress”

Source : "Democrats close Senate to push war probe". www.cnn.com. November 1, 2005.
“It's true that the man stealer is always lurking around the corner it's just our job and your duty to make sure they back up!”
“Beautiful, damn hard, increasingly useful. That's fractals.”

Source : "Ig Nobels Highlight Science of a Special Kind". "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday", www.npr.org. November 24, 2006.
“We may be sucking in all sorts of viruses and we really don't know the full range of them. Maybe we've got flu virus inside of us. That's a possibility. Maybe we're part flu.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“human urine is both nutrient-rich and an effective tooth whitener”
“As they say on my own Cape Cod, a rising tide lifts all the boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both partners, without domination or unfair advantage. Together we have been partners in adversitylet us also be partners in prosperity.”

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