"Becka might have been average in L.A., but average in L.A. is Queen of Mars in the visiting room of a federal penitentiary in North Carolina."

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Source : "Magic for Beginners". Book by Kelly Link, 2005.

Kelly Link

#Queens Quotes #Average Quotes #North Carolina Quotes

“In the streets the children screamed. The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed”
“If our hearts were truly pure, we would never have our fill of the words of your Lord”
“Deeds are the pulse of Time, his beating life, And righteous or unrighteous, being done, Must throb in after-throbs till Time itself Be laid in stillness, and the universe Quiver and breathe upon no mirror more.”
“The community owes us nothing. It's up to us to go out and earn their respect.”
“To me, pictures are about memory.”
“People don't really know themselves until they're 30. Like most people nowadays, I went to university, got a degree and wandered for a bit. I trained to be a chartered accountant, which I didn't much enjoy, and it was only slowly that the idea of becoming a creative writer gelled.”
“Keep salaries low and equity high. Keep the organization as flat as you can.”
“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”

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