"The more I study men, the more I realize that they are nothing in the world but boys grown too big to be spankable."

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Source : Jean Webster (2016). “Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated”, p.179, Jester House Publishing

Jean Webster

#Boys Quotes #Men Quotes #World Quotes

“My mother is an ordained minister. I'm a Muslim. She didn't do backflips when I called her to tell her I converted 17 years ago. But I tell you now, we put things to the side, and I was able to - I'm able to see her. She's able to see me. We love each other.”
“Isabell, she treads so lightly, floating in her gipsy dresses Even as her words cut deep, I can't deny the truth in them On the phone, she talks a lot, and me, I listen hopelessly So directionless, I head into oblivion And then I decide to give another random memory To remind her of the first time we sang out to the sea Oh Isabell, you always understood me Please Isabell, forgive me now”
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing that it seeks to destroy.”
“I didnt grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, Ive never wanted to speak to an all-white audience.”
“If we want to find happiness, let's stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving.”
“I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it was cute. I used that to my advantage.”
“He doubted her. You must never doubt the one you love. But they might not be telling the truth. Never mind that. You tell them the truth. What do you mean? You can't be another person's honesty, child, but you can be your own. So what should I say? When? When I love someone? You should say it.”
“Is God an end or is He a means?”

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