"Poor kid,' Jenna says, and rolls her eyes toward me for a moment. Then she returns to her book. 'She doesn't even understand what kind of place this is."

-- Lauren DeStefano

#Book Quotes #Eye Quotes #Kids Quotes

“A teenage taste of beer aside, Mitt Romney does not consume alcohol. Which begs the question, will total abstention put his candidacy, perhaps even this great nation in jeopardy?”

Source : "Bashir: Romney Not Presidential Material Because He Doesn't Drink". www.realclearpolitics.com. April 23, 2012.
“Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not.”

Source : Edwin Newman (1974). “Strictly Speaking: Will america be the Death of English?”
“Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion.”
“leave it to him to get messed up with deaths little girl”
“Self-negation is noble, self-culture beneficent, self-possession is manly, but to the truly great and inspiring soul they are poor and tame compared with self-abuse.”
“I hate going to bed. I read scripts, clean, listen to the radio - I've fallen asleep to 'This American Life' more times than I can count!”
“The code that most prisoners live by is an extension of the masculine roles they were taught growing up, how they were conditioned about what it means to be a man: you've got to be strong, you've got to be tough, you've got to be in charge.”
“Learning starts with failure; the first failure is the beginning of education.”

Source : John Hersey (1960). “The Child Buyer”

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