"That is my problem with life, I rush through it, like I'm being chased. Even things whose whole point is slowness, like drinking relaxing tea. When I drink relaxing tea I suck it down as if I'm in a contest for who can drink relaxing tea the quickest."

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Source : Miranda July (2008). “No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

Miranda July

#Drinking Quotes #Tea Quotes #Problem Quotes

“But almost any place is Baghdad if you don't know what will happen in it.”
“Every decision I make is a choice between a grievance and a miracle.”
“A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.”
“People like to be around those who give off positive energy.”
“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”
“The good show is not about people fighting or getting drunk or throwing up on each other, or hating each other - it's about celebrating people's talent.”
“I always thought if you worked hard enough and tried hard enough, things would work out. I was wrong.”
“Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight.”

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