"I think the birds in the area are dying laughing watching me try not to crash."

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Source : Cynthia Hand (2011). “Unearthly”, p.152, Egmont UK

Cynthia Hand

#Thinking Quotes #Laughing Quotes #Bird Quotes

“The difference between smartphones and cigarettes is this: a cigarette robs 10 minutes from your lifespan, but at least has the decency to wait and withdraw all that time in bulk as you near the end of your life - whereas a smartphone steals your time in the present moment, by degrees. Five minutes here. Five minutes there. Then you look up and you're 85 years old.”

Source : "Apple's software updates are like changing the water in a fish tank. I'd rather let the fish die" by Charlie Brooker, www.theguardian.com. September 22, 2014.
“Today, life will offer me many lessons. I will learn nothing.”

Source : "Daily Negations". Book by John S. Hall, 2007.
“Avoid all haste; calmness is an essential ingredient of politeness.”
“In this art form, in any art form, generalities are useless.”
“I want people to think about everyone in their life, and their responsibilities to their friends, their families and their country.”

Source : Source: movieweb.com
“I feel much more comfortable dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. "Devil Wears Prada" did not make me change my style. But it has made me appreciate the people who do this every morning in a serious way, get dressed up and really put together that look. I mean, wow. It's amazing.”
“An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It's a gift that says, "Get honest; inquire." We reach out for alcohol, or television, or credit cards, so we can focus out there and not have to look at the feeling. And that's as it should be, because in our innocence we haven't known how. So now what we can do is reach out for a paper and a pencil, write thought down, and investigate.”
“An old novel has a history of its own.”

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