"I looked at my reflection in the rearview mirror. Some lipstick would go with this truck, I thought."

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Source : Jennifer Niven (2009). “Velva Jean Learns to Drive: Book 1 in the Velva Jean series”, p.261, Penguin

Jennifer Niven

#Reflection Quotes #Mirrors Quotes #Truck Quotes

“In mauve sea-orchids as in her striking earlier book Guardians of the Secret, Lila Zemborain brings into relationship the viscera of the body and the spill of the universe in tense compositions that blur distinctions between lyric and prose poetry, between science and eros.”
“We know specific genes are turned on in specific cells, but we don't know to what extent this happens.”
“Think for a minute, darling: in fairy tales it's always the children who have the fine adventures. The mothers have to stay at home and wait for the children to fly in the window.”
“I climbed on the rowing ergometer, and started to pull - losing myself in the rhythm of sweat and pain.”
“I didn't get to see Predator until halfway through shooting. It was great to get an education while I was shooting because it made me excited to be part of this legacy.”
“I've seen Australia and I've lived on an asteroid and I'd take the asteroid.”
“God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.”

Source : "Fictional character: Eric Liddell". "Chariots of Fire", www.imdb.com. 1981.
“I always get so overwhelmed trying to do everything perfectly. I can't do a job and not put everything I have into it. I need to be the best employee, the best co-worker, the best whatever. I need everyone to like me and I just burn out bending over backward to make that happen. Having people be mad at me is my worst fear. I can't stand it. There is this crazy fear I have of being rejected by anyone - even people I don't really care about. It's always better to leave them first, cut all ties, and disappear. They can't hurt me that way - no one can.”

Source : Nic Sheff (2012). “Tweak: Growing up on Crystal Meth”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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