"Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments."

-- Erica Jong

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“I'm happy to report you still get nothing you don't need at Motel 6, and, therefore, you don't have to pay for it. I don't need valet parking. If I can drive the old crate 300 miles to the hotel all by myself, I can certainly handle the last nine feet to the parking space.”

Source : "Actually, Motel 6 Doesn't Leave the Light on for You". Interview with Kimberly D. Williams, adage.com. August 30, 2007.
“A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country's good.”
“It takes a strong heart to drive on clogged arteries.”
“Life is the flash in black heavens.”

Source : Henri Cazalis, “Always”
“As athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can't pick the days they come on.”
“Women's fashion is a subtle form of bondage. It's men's way of binding them. We put them in these tight, high-heeled shoes, we make them wear these tight clothes and we say they look sexy. But they're actually tied up.”
“Ultimately, one of the best ways to take care of our souls is to build a society that supports rather than undermines our highest moral and spiritual intuitions and inclinations. Yet, building that society can never be divided from the daily practices through which we live out our ethical and spiritual lives, both in the way we treat others around us, and in the way we nourish the God within us.”

Source : Michael Lerner (1996). “The Politics of Meaning: Restoring Hope and Possibility in an Age of Cynicism”, Perseus Books
“We all come in different shapes and sizes, and that's fine by me.”

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