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“We have chemical weapons in America too, they're called meth and cocaine.”
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“The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.”
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“Life was tough for me. When I was a kid, nobody played with me because they thought I looked ugly with my extra thumb. It pained me. So once I thought of getting it surgically removed. But I didn't. Slowly, I realized that the exterior is not the criterion for love and success.”
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“A birth is not really a beginning. Our lives at the start are not really our own but only the continuation of someone else's story.”
Source : Diane Setterfield (2007). “The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel”, p.58, Simon and Schuster
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“I am not so foolish as to murmur, if now, since I have drunk up my wine and beer, I have to put up with skimmed milk and sour.”
Source : Sigrid Undset (2011). “The Bridal Wreath: Kristin Lavransdatter”, p.44, Vintage
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“I have a strong desire to connect. And so when I don't get that, I leave that situation feeling particularly wounded.”
Source : "Singer-Songwriter Matt Nathanson: On feeling vulnerable, staying present, and not being terrified". Interview with Mary Bruce, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
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“Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization I'm always appalled by 'me, me, me.'”
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“The greatest responsibility is your children. If my children turned out badly, I'd feel that nothing I had done was worthwhile.”