"It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness."

-- Ninon de L'Enclos

#Men Quotes #Modesty Quotes #Strange Quotes

“We construct our lives for one person, and when at length it is ready to receive her that person does not come; presently she is dead to us, and we live on, prisoners within the walls which were intended only for her.”
“Well, certainly, even separate from what our culture is going through, kids have different personalities and different natural bents and skill sets that they seem to come pre-programmed with. One of my two sons is very athletic. The other one is into social skills and humor.”
“He always had a chip on his shoulder that he was ready to use to kindle an argument.”
“It's all too much and not enough at the same time.”
“Whatever is in me is stronger than what is out there to defeat me.”
“Welcome to the Salvation Army. I've never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away.”
“Perhaps the rare and simple pleasure of being seen for what one is compensates for the misery of being it.”

Source : 1963 A Summer Birdcage, ch.7.
“The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.”

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