"The plants filled the place, a forest of them, with nasty meaty leaves and stalks like the newly washed fingers of dead men."

-- Raymond Chandler

#Men Quotes #Forests Quotes #Nasty Quotes

“Okay, look at it this way: if the evening news has a very high probability of being accurate, then it's highly improbable that they would inaccurately report the numbers chosen in the lottery. That counterbalances any improbability in the choosing of those numbers, so you're quite rational to believe in this highly improbable event.”
“I don't really like dressing up. Some people probably think actresses dress up everywhere they go. I'm in sweatpants half the time with my hair in a ponytail.”
“The greatest things I have learned from Coach Dungy would have to be humility and consistency. He truly leads by example, and he does it consistently. This allows people to really see his faith every single day, and that's the most important thing.”
“The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.”
“Any other iron on you?â€ he asked impatiently. â€œJust my tongue stud.â€ His look was a mixture of curiosity and horror. â€œIâ€™m kidding, you idiot. Letâ€™s go.”
“Do they sense it, these dead writers, when their books are read? Does a pinprick of light appear in their darkness? Is their soul stirred by the feather touch of another mind reading theirs? I do hope so.”
“If I donâ€™t practice for a day, I know it. If I donâ€™t practice for two days, the critics know it. And if I donâ€™t practice for three days, the public knows it.”
“We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still.”

Source : Lewis Thomas (1990). “A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays”

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