"After that we tried thirty-nine times to stand together on the tube until we finally did. It was fun. I liked the falling part, and holding hangs. Relationships were so easy when all you had to work on was standing up together."

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Source : Miriam Toews (2004). “A Complicated Kindness: A Novel”, A.A. Knopf Canada

Miriam Toews

#Fun Quotes #Fall Quotes #Together Quotes

“One human life is deeper than the ocean. Strange fishes and sea-monsters and mighty plants live in the rock-bed of our spirits. The whole of human history is an undiscovered continent deep in our souls. There are dolphins, plants that dream, magic birds inside us. The sky is inside us. The earth is in us.”
“I have a responsibility, and it's something that I did wrong, and if I could personally apologize to every single person that has lost a loved one from drunk driving I would.”

Source : "Madden, Pregnancy Made Richie Change Her Ways". Interview with Diane Sawyer, abcnews.go.com. August 2, 2007.
“I personally believe that each of us was put here for a purpose -- to build not to destroy. If I can make people smile, then I have served my purpose for God.”
“We are privileged that the dollar is the "currency of last resort" and the most important currency in the world. Global commodities are priced in dollars. Central banks in other countries hold great quantities of dollars. The dollar was the safe harbor, the port in the storm during the credit crisis.”
“Don't be shaped by regret, disappointment, fear of the future, resentment and the like. The Lord's joy is your strength. Enjoy it.”
“I'm not really a big candy eater.”
“Thrillers are an enormous amount of fun for filmmakers.”
“Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.”

Source : "Do College Admissions Officers Care About Community Service?" by Nancy Lublin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 12, 2011.

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