"If God himself has waited six thousand years for someone to contemplate his works, my book can wait for a hundred."

-- Johannes Kepler

#Book Quotes #Years Quotes #Waiting Quotes

“15 or 20 years ago it would not have been possible for me to come out. Back then, people still had such narrow views, but today many of them are more liberal. Being gay is no longer a taboo in many parts of society. That has affected sports, even boxing.”

Source : "'I Couldn't Accept Being Gay Because I Was too Afraid'". Interview with Lukas Eberle, www.spiegel.de. November 9, 2012.
“Offense is the essence of air power.”
“The Bee Gees are a fly-by-night sort of group.”
“If you're conscious you must be depressed, or at least cynical.”
“What you want is what you cannot have. What you cannot have is what you want.”
“Everyone makes choices in life. Some bad, some good. It's called living, and if you want to bow out, then go right ahead. But don't do it halfway. Don't linger in whiner's limbo.”

Source : Maria V. Snyder (2012). “Poison Study”, p.179, Harlequin
“I know people want me to sort of defend myself, to sit here and be like, 'I'm a boy, but I wear make-up sometimes.' But, you know, to me, it doesn't really matter.”
“For all that being a parent is normal statistically, it's not normal psychologically. It produces some of the most extreme emotions you'll ever have.”

Source : "Frog Music review - Emma Donoghue's sophisticated whodunnit" by Alex Preston, www.theguardian.com. March 30, 2014.

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