"Bodies count, of course - they count more than we're willing to admit - but we don't fall in love with bodies, we fall in love with each other. We all know that, but the moment we go beyond a catalogue of surface qualities and appearances, words begin to fail us, to crumble apart in mystical confusions and cloudy, unsubstantial metaphors."

-- Paul Auster

#Falling In Love Quotes #Confusion Quotes #Quality Quotes

“Although no man is an island, you can make quite an effective raft out of six.”

Source : "Attention Scum!", Episode 1, 2001.
“When I'm on that field, I give it everything I have, and when I come off, I'm a mom. As tired and exhausting as it is, it's about coming back, even after double days, and still being able to enjoy the kids.”
“Each time I think I've made a connection with someone... once they find out what I can do, whether it's hours or days later, everything changes. Invariably they freak. They get retroactively paranoid, wondering what else Clark Kent is hiding from them.”

Source : "Superman: Birthright". Comic series by Mark Waid, 2003 - 2004.
“Living simply is not about living in poverty or self-inflicted deprivation. It's about living an examined life where one has determined what is truly important and enough â€¦ and then just let go of all the rest.”
“Diamonds aren't a girl's best friend. Freedom is.”
“I have learned from Nature that dependence on unnatural beliefs weakens us in the struggle and shortens our breath for the race.”
“India has no reason to be grateful to Mother Teresa”
“In the 19th century China dominated the manufacture of porcelain. Then European factories discovered a cheaper method of making pottery of equal quality, demolishing the Chinese industry the exact reverse of what is happening now. World economics have turned full circle.”

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