"I have a great memory. And actually, I remember Russia in some ways better than I remember Queens."

-- Gary Shteyngart

#Queens Quotes #Memories Quotes #Russia Quotes

“Don't answer the door in a wedding dress and veil, he might not think you're joking.”
“At the Sharper Image store, I saw a body fat analyzer. Didn't that used to be called a mirror?”
“Iraq is a manufactured conflict for the sake of geopolitical dominance in the area.”
“If you consider that a single straight line can be drawn between any two points, one day I'm going to draw a line from him to me or me to him.”

Source : Delphine de Vigan (2010). “No and Me”, p.14, A&C Black
“I want your sun to reach my raindrops, so your heat can raise my soul upward like a cloud.”
“Don't be so hard on yourself, don't put pressure on yourself, life is just a chain of experiments and results, and you'll be perfect when you're dead.”
“The people who come out on top in music business have persistence. It is key! Fall down seven times; stand up eight. It takes a lot of courage and an unwavering belief in yourself and your abilities.”
“No matter where you go, no matter how many gifts you give and receive this holiday season, unless you are actually present, it all flies by as if in a dream. Satisfaction in anything--a meal, an interaction, a gift, a sunset--depends on your willingness to take it in. Breathe. Feel your arms and your legs. You are allowed to love every little thing about yourself and your life. You are allowed to take up space and be all that you are. Really you are.”

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