"He awoke, opened his eye. The room meant very little to him; he was too deeply immersed in the non-being from which he had just come. If he had not the energy to ascertain his position in time and space, he also lacked the desire. ... In utter comfort, utter relaxation he lay absolutely still for a while, and then sank back into on the the light momentary sleeps that occur after a long, profound one."

-- Paul Bowles

#Sleep Quotes #Eye Quotes #Light Quotes

“I was never the girl that grew up saying I want to get married. I actually told my parents to not expect me to get married.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Criticism is good, you learn from it each time and you know that people are paying attention.”
“I remember watching Looney Tunes cartoons and having the music stuck in my head.”
“The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.”
“I've worked very hard, but my life's always been fun.”
“The stars are so far, far away!”
“Sometimes I think of Abraham How one star he saw had been lit for me He was a stranger in this land And I am that, no less than he And on this road to righteousness Sometimes the climb can be so steep I may falter in my steps But never beyond your reach”
“I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.”

Source : "San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris Talks To Kimberly Marteau About Her New Book Smart On Crime". Interview with Kimberly Marteau Emerson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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