"No one is born just once. If you're lucky, you'll emerge again in someone's arms; or unlucky, wake when the long tail of terror brushes the inside of your skull."

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Source : Anne Michaels (2009). “Fugitive Pieces”, p.10, A&C Black

Anne Michaels

#Skulls Quotes #Long Quotes #Lucky Quotes

“I always liked records that didn't explain themselves too well - ones that you had to listen a few times.”
“President Obama is in no danger of being judged by history as an eco-radical.”
“Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.”
“The fight against drug trafficking is a wildfire that threatens to consume those fundamental rights of the individual deliberately enshrined in our Constitution.”
“Love is not about two people doing things similar. It is about two people doing things differently to cover one another's flaws, and making it a perfect whole.”
“You need to be proactive, carve out time in your schedule, and take responsibility for being the healthiest person you can be - no one else is going to do it for you.”
“I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.”
“Women find little pleasure in the society of women.”

Source : "Rival Caesars". Book by Arthur Desmond, 1903.

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