"Don't underestimate her ability to talk, it's her superpower."

-- Carrie Vaughn

#Underestimate Quotes #Ability Quotes #Superpower Quotes

“Being constantly with children was like wearing a pair of shoes that were expensive and too small. She couldn't bear to throw them out, but they gave her blisters.”

Source : 1977 Injury Time, ch.4.
“I feel that a lot of British comedy is often too bombastic, too obvious, dressing up and shouting and pulling funny faces.”
“Conflicts are fueled by the tendency of the powerful to exploit the power and the anger and frustration of the powerless, which turns into violence. International Solidarity Movement activists are attempting to confront the exploitation of power and to bring back hope to the powerless.”
“Standards are a little crazy these days. I think that, when you go to sleep, as long as you're happy with the way you are and the way you look, that's the most important thing. I think it's an internal thing. As long as you feel good with who you are and comfortable with what you're wearing, but not if that's the most important thing.”
“The song Some Other Time is full of emotion. In wartime, it had a tremendously poignant feeling.”
“I would have sold my wife and children into slavery for a ride into space.”
“On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.”

Source : Penelope Fitzgerald (2008). “So I have thought of you: the letters of Penelope Fitzgerald”, Fourth Estate (GB)
“Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases, it is brought on by lifestyle activities, including, and clearly most importantly, dietary choices.”

Source : "You Can Prevent Alzheimer’s" by David Perlmutter, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 1, 2013.

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