"Like a starfish, the heart endures its amputation."

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Source : Gail Caldwell (2010). “Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship”, p.163, Random House

Gail Caldwell

#Heart Quotes #Amputation Quotes #Endure Quotes

“My love is founded on esteem, the only foundation that can make the passion last.”
“My theory is that everything went to hell with Prohibition, because it was a law nobody could obey. So the whole concept of the rule of law was corrupted at that moment. Then came Vietnam, and marijuana, which clearly shouldn't be illegal, but is. If you go to jail for ten years in Texas when you light up a joint, who are you? You're a lawbreaker. It's just like Prohibition was. When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society, you see?”
“A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.”

Source : Gary Hamel (2012). “What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation”, p.49, John Wiley & Sons
“If we succeed, it makes no sense to keep it only for ourselves.”

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“Botvinnik was a killer in chess.”
“But everyone has a touch of madness, and those who can't admit it are usually farther gone than the rest of us.”

Source : David Farland (2007). “Wizardborn: Book Three of 'The Runelords'”, p.92, Macmillan
“The moment comes when the great nurse, death, takes a human, the child, by the hand and quietly says, "It is time to go home. Night is coming. It is your bedtime, child of earth. Come; you're tired. Lie down at last in the quiet nursery of nature and sleep. Sleep well. The day is gone. Stars shine in the canopy of eternity."”
“It's great to know that our old stuff still sounds good to our fans, just as it's wonderful to think that we've turned a few people on to jazz over the years.”

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