"Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative." "Which is?" "Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?"

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Sarah Dessen

#Trying Quotes #Looks Quotes #Alternatives Quotes

“Look at Jewish history. Unrelieved lamenting would be intolerable. So for every ten Jews beating their breasts, God designated one to be crazy and amuse the breast-beaters. By the time I was five I knew I was that one.”
“My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.”
“Iraqis will never forget that on 8 August 1990 Kuwait became part of Iraq legally, constitutionally and actually. It continued to do so until last night, when withdrawal began.”
“It is an offence to pay for sex with someone controlled for gain.”

Source : Source: www.theguardian.com
“We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist and forever will recreate each other.”
“Too many people hate the people that AIDS most affects: gay people and people of color. I do not mean dislike, or feel uncomfortable with. I mean hate. Downright hate. Down and dirty hate.”

Source : "AIDS is a plague allowed to happen" By Larry Kramer, www.cnn.com. January 14, 2011.
“Could you fall in love with her if she wasn't smarter than you? I mean, she may not be smarter than you. But isn't it important for you to think she is smarter than you in order to fall in love? Think now.”
“Hot tea," he said, holding the cups. "It's just wrong.”

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