"I took a little celebrational nap."

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Source : Renata Adler (2013). “Speedboat”, p.14, New York Review of Books

Renata Adler

#Naps Quotes #Littles Quotes

“It's hard for me to write about anything personal because I get way too personal.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“As human beings, we are nothing but the stories we live and die by â€” so youâ€™d better be careful what stories you tell yourself.”

Source : "‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto talks season 1". Interview with Alan Sepinwall, uproxx.com. March 9, 2014.
“We'll fight terror like there'sÂ no peace, and make peace like there's no terror.”
“I will be the answer at the end of the line. I will be there for you. Why take the time? In the burning of uncertainty, I will be your solid ground. I, I will hold the balance if you can't look down. If it takes my whole life, I won't break. I won't bend. It will all be worth it, worth it in the end because I can only tell you what I know, that I need you in my life. When the stars have all gone out you'll still be burning so bright.”
“Marrying a woman for her beauty makes no more sense than eating a bird for its singing. But it's a common mistake nonetheless.”

Source : Charles Frazier (2007). “Cold Mountain: A Novel”, p.279, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I do not believe that I am now dreaming, but I cannot prove that I am not. I am, however, quite certain that I am having certain experiences, whether they be those of a dream or those of waking life.”
“But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.”
“I've had a lot of baptism by fire.”

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