"I loved her like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake"

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Source : James M. Cain (2011). “Double Indemnity”, p.69, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

James M. Cain

#Rabbits Quotes #Rattlesnakes Quotes

“The dream in your heart may be bigger than the environment in which you find yourself. Sometimes you have to get out of that environment in order to see your dream fulfilled.”
“I struggled with carpal tunnel for about 15 years to the point where I was going anywhere from acupuncture to chiropractor to actually getting a shot or two of cortisone to dipping my hand in a bucket of ice water during a show to buying a can of air. You turn it upside down and spray it on your wrist to get the frozen aspect of it and hopefully it wakes your hand up so I could get the feeling back in my hand.”

Source : Source: www.alternativenation.net
“Any phrase that suggests play is this domain that's the opposite of work, or the thing that you do when you're done working, should trouble us. Because it means that play is always relegated to the exhaust of life. It's the thing that you do after you do the important stuff, it's what you do on your own time.”

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“God is the God of 'right now.' He doesn't want you sitting around regretting yesterday. Nor does He want you wringing your hands and worrying about the future. He wants you focusing on what He is saying to you and putting in front of you ... right now.”
“My therapist says I'm afraid of success. I guess I could understand that, because after all, fulfilling my potential would REALLY cut into my sitting-around time”
“That was the big effect Lord of the Rings had on me. It was discovering New Zealand. And even more precious were the people- not at all like the Australians.”
“I'm lighter now in a lot of ways.”

Source : "Candy Crowley Talks Weight Loss, Meditation: 'I’m Lighter Now In A Lot Of Ways'” by James Rainey, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.
“My job involves a lot of sitting on aeroplanes and a lot of walking in high heels! I find yoga helps with both.”

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