"I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us."

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Derek Landy

#War Quotes #Chaos Quotes #Crash Quotes

“In my heart are the deeds my body has done and my heart has been weighed in the balance.”
“I'm sorry, but you just made me lose my sense of humor, which is deeply regrettable.”
“The Tea Party was born out of the disgust many Americans felt early in the financial crisis upon learning that the federal government was even contemplating reducing the principal on some troubled mortgages.”
“Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor.”
“All walking is discovery. On foot we take the time to see things whole.”
“Love is a broken vase whose shape everyone remembers differently.”
“What is a normal child like? Does he just eat and grow and smile sweetly? No, that is not what he is like. The normal child, if he has confidence in mother and father, pulls out all the stops. In the course of time, he tries out his power to disrupt, to destroy, to frighten, to wear down, to waste, to wangle, and to appropriate . . . At the start he absolutely needs to live in a circle of love and strength (with consequent tolerance) if he is not to be too fearful of his own thoughts and of his imaginings to make progress in his emotional development.”
“Do you hear the children singing?”

Source : Edwin Arlington Robinson, “London Bridge”

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