"As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be like by sitting behind moaning women on the bus, hearing them bang on about their aches and pains, both real and imagined."

-- Julie Burchill

#Pain Quotes #Real Quotes #Kids Quotes

“You may live in an imperfect world but the frontiers are not closed and the doors are not all shut.”
“My cat, Andy, has been my best buddy since I was 18, and he doesn't care if I'm on a TV show or if I'm red-carpet ready. He just likes it when I'm there.”
“How many times do you get to lie before you are a liar?”
“I won't leave any unfinished manuscripts.”
“I have shed pewter tears! It is too melancholy! Rather let me go to the wars and lose arms and legs! It would at least be a change. I cannot bear it longer! Now, I know what it is to have a visit from one's old thoughts, with what they may bring with them! I have had a visit from mine, and you may be sure it is no pleasant thing in the end; I was at last about to jump down from the drawers.”
“In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre.”
“My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a manâ€™s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.”
“You cannot keep bumping your head against reality and saying it is not there.”

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