"Maybe this is not a come-down-from-the-ledge story. But I tell it with the thought that the woman on the ledge will ask herself a question, the question that occurred to that man in Bogota. He wondered how we know that what happens to us isn't good?"

-- Amy Hempel

#Men Quotes #Stories Quotes #Ledges Quotes

“The series of photographic operations, developing, washing, final drying, takes about quarter of an hour.”
“I will never forget my time with Athletic Club and I'd like to thank the fans and staff for all their support and, above all, wish all my fantastic former team-mates all the best for the future.”

Source : "Luke Shaw passes medical at Manchester United for £30m move" by The Press Association, www.theguardian.com. June 26, 2014.
“You know, you kinda think you're gonna have to work for twenty years before you get to work with Meryl Streep. So getting to work with her... I almost feel like I didn't pay enough dues, it was pretty incredible. I always thought I'd work with her, I just didn't think it would happen at this point in my career.”

Source : "EXCLUSIVE: Talking Prime With Writer/Director Ben Younger". Interview with Evan Jacobs, movieweb.com. March 6, 2006.
“I think of Pope Gregory the Great. He wanted the cloister. He wanted to pray and study, and yet he was thrust into this administrative job, and he submitted to that. And in that submission, he became a great leader. You could say that the only person who is safe to lead is the person who is free to submit.”
“When we have painful memories from hurting experiences, we may feel justified in holding on to the resentment. But resentment is corrosive. It doesn't affect the person we feel anger toward, it destroys the host.”
“My foster mother always laughed and said it was his reputation for knowing everything that allowed for him to appear infallible: all he had to do was walk through the room and see who looked guiltiest when they saw him. Maybe she was right, but I tried looking innocent the next time, and it didn't work.”
“Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.”
“Forever," he vowed, still a little staggered. "That's all I'm asking for," I said,”

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