"Many kids, it seemed, would find out that their parents were flawed, messed-up people later in life, and I didn't appreciate getting to know it all so strong and early."

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Source : Aimee Bender (2011). “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”, p.117, Random House

Aimee Bender

#Strong Quotes #Kids Quotes #People Quotes

“You can learn a lot, watching things eat.”
“The pens sharpen â€“ Islamophobia! No such thing. Primitive Middle Eastern religions (and most others) are much the same â€“ Islam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust for women's bodies.”
“Iâ€™m always intrigued by my nonsensical concern with picking out a bunch of things that look exactly alike the ones that somehow I feel are the best and belong to me. Itâ€™s that same crazy urge or superstition, or whatever it is, that makes me open a Bible in a hotel room, hoping for some great happenstance spiritual word of advice. More often than not, I hit a long passage of begats and begots, which contain little inspiration other than the fact that procreation is the highest aim of life.”
“The ultimate starting point for planning any adventure or expeditionby far and away the greatest book on earth”
“We who are quotatious are never truly alone, but always hear the cheerful flow of remarks made by dead writers so much more intelligent than we.”
“Sloths have no real natural body odor, which helps hide and protect them from potential predators. As a result, their natural smell is a projection of whatever you're feeling at the moment you encounter one.”

Source : Source: www.buzzfeed.com
“If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation.”
“...she yanked open her shoulder bag and pulled out a stake. Boy Scouts and vampire slayers should always be prepared.”

Source : Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder (2012). “Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2: Halloween Rain; Bad Bargain; AfterImage”, p.12, Simon and Schuster

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