"You boys know what tropism is, it's what makes a plant grow toward the light. Everything aspires to the light. You don't have to chase down a fly to get rid of it - you just darken the room, leave a crack of light in a window, and out he goes. Works every time. We all have that instinct, that aspiration. Science can't dim that. All science can do is turn out the false lights so the true light can get us home."

-- Tobias Wolff

#Home Quotes #Boys Quotes #Light Quotes

“When there's change, there's opportunity.”
“I think aerobatic flying is athletic. I don't do aerobatic flying, but I would put that in a category of a sport. I would put regular flying in the category of an art or machine-type thing.”
“I played street hockey in Riverside Park when I was a kid. I played goalie. I didn't make the hockey team in college, so I played lacrosse instead. I didn't play hockey again for 20 to 25 years, and then my son became interested in the game. I decided to pick it up again. A friend let me play backup on his team.”
“It was rumored she held grudges till they died of old age, then had them stuffed and mounted.”

Source : David Weber (2002). “Field of Dishonor”, p.27, Baen Books
“The content dictates the style all the time. That's the way it is. If the content of the film is highly jagged, neurotic, fast-paced, it just called for that kind of shooting, editing and performance.”
“Eat bread at pleasure, drink wine by measure.”

Source : Randle COTGRAVE (1660). “A Dictionarie of the French and English tongues. Containing also"Briefe directions for such as desire to learne the French tongue."With a plate”, p.730
“I love being a Go-Go. It definitely has its ups and downs, and we have a very intense energy with each other.”

Source : "Go-Go's 'Will Have New Music Coming,' Says Guitarist". Interview with Gary Graff, www.billboard.com. May 3, 2011.
“For far too long, the people of Northern Ireland have been denied an equal voice and equal representation in government. It is time for the Assembly and Executive to be up and running and the people's business to be addressed.”

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