"Here is a semi-transparent pebble I picked up on the way to my EKG. Probably worthless but it is my heart so take it."

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Source : Dean Young (2007). “Embryoyo”, McSweeneys Books

Dean Young

#Heart Quotes #Way Quotes #Pebbles Quotes

“Irresolution is a worse vice than rashness. He that shoots best may sometimes miss the mark; but he that shoots not at all can never hit it. Irresolution loosens all the joints of a state; like an ague, it shakes not this nor that limb, but all the body is at once in a fit. The irresolute man is lifted from one place to another; so hatcheth nothing, but addles all his actions.”
“Soothing touch, whether it be applied to a ruffled cat, a crying infant, or a frightened child, has a universally recognized power to ameliorate the signs of distress. How can it be that we overlook its usefulness on the jangled adult as well? What is it that leads us to assume that the stressed child merely needs â€œcomforting,â€ while the stressed adult needs â€œmedicineâ€?”
“When love is accompanied with deep intimacy, it raises us to the highest level of human experience. In this exalted space, we can surrender our egos, become vulnerable and know levels of joy and well-being unique among life experiences. We attain a glimpse of the rapture that can be ours. Boundaries are blurred, there are no limitations and we rejoice in union. We become one and, at the same time, both....”
“Bureaucrats sometimes do not have the correct information, while citizens and users of resources do.”
“Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.”
“Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think.”

Source : Alfred Austin (1887). “Prince Lucifer”
“I try to teach my students that books are a mirror, reflecting their own lives, and a window, giving them a peek into someone else's.”
“Music is just a really fun hobby that I do, because I'm actually really good about writing songs and producing. People don't realize this, but I am an excellent writer for artists.”

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