"Life goes on." What nonsense, I thought, of course it doesn't. It's death that goes on."

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Source : Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.88, A&C Black

Mary Ann Shaffer

#Goes On Quotes #Nonsense Quotes #Life Goes On Quotes

“I see the world as a temporary site-specific installation, structures, infrastructures, the foundation of our sense of belonging and our identity, seen from afar, as a great scale model: the city as an avatar of itself.”
“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers.”
“The actors I was most impressed with and who were influencing my taste were all movie actors, so I always wanted to do movies but I didnt want to go to Hollywood and become a waiter in the meantime. The chances are really slim that an actor will be discovered in Hollywood. ... Ive never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.”
“In case after case, President Bush's actions have made American women less safe and less secure -- on the job and on the streets. As president, I will put American government and our legal system back on the side of women. I will stand up for their security, ensure their safety, support their rights, and guarantee their dignity. This nation can do no less.”
“You know what they say: 'Why sit at a table that doesn't have key lime pie on it if you don't have to?'”
“If you will do what you CAN do, God will do what you CANNOT do.”
“How you know where I'm at when you haven't been where I've been? Understand where I'm coming from?”
“I love this mansion, though it is too many windows ...to open halfway each morning ...to close halfway each night.”

Source : Jim Carroll (1993). “Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems of Jim Carroll”, Penguin Group USA

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