"It was nothing, but it was Adam Parrish's nothing. How he hated and loved it. How proud he was of it, how wretched it was."

-- Maggie Stiefvater

#Proud Quotes #Adam Quotes #Hated Quotes

“What if opportunity comes and you aren't prepared? If you don't prepare yourself for opportunity, one thing is certain, you won't win even when you get the chance. You must recognize the power of being prepared.”
“Somewhere in the world there was a young woman with such splendid understanding that she'd see him entire, like a poem or story, and find his words so valuable after all that when he confessed his apprehensions she would explain why they were in fact the very things that made him precious to her...and to Western Civilization! There was no such girl, the simple truth being.”

Source : L. Rust Hills, John Barth (1974). “Writer's choice”, Modern Library
“Select only things to steal that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent”
“Saigon, U.S.A. aptly documents the birth of a new American community, uprooted in the aftermath of war and forever torn apart by the wounds of the past, yet one capable of healing against all odds. An engrossing yet succinct film that captures not only a major incident in Vietnamese American life, but also an important chapter of American history. A profound film that manages to confront us with the deepest sorrow while allowing us to be hopeful about what it means to be human.”
“It's a hard world, neighbors, if a man's oath must be his master.”
“I realized that part of that anger was because I didn't know who I was and where I came from. I didn't know my history.”
“I was in prison for a charge in Texas, murder one. Back in the '70s in Texas, I was there. I heard the shot. I was in the car.”

Source : "Charges Dropped: Bounty Hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman Discusses His Legal Ordeal with Mexico". "Hannity & Colmes" with Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes, www.foxnews.com. August 6, 2007.
“The campaign in Iraq illustrates the continuing progress of military technology and tactics, but if there is a single overriding lesson it must be this: American military power, especially when buttressed by Britain's, is virtually unchallengeable today. Take us on? Don't try! And that's not hubris, it's just plain fact.”

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