"They're animals, all right. But why are you so goddam sure that makes us human beings?"

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Stephen King

#Animal Quotes #Humans Quotes

“The outer world, from which we cower into our houses, seemed after all a gentle habitable place; and night after night a man's bed, it seemed, was laid and waiting for him in the fields, where God keeps an open house.”
“I'm no expert on girls, but when one tries to pinch you four times, I'm pretty sure that's flirting”
“For Isildur would not surrender it to Elrond and CÃrdan who stood by. They counselled him to cast it into the fire of Orodruin night at hand... But Isildur refused this counsel, saying: 'This I will have as weregild for my father's death, and my brother's. Was it not I that dealt the Enemy his death-blow?' And the Ring that he held seemed to him exceedingly fair to look on; and he would not suffer it to be destroyed.”
“We send these birthday wishes for your special day, one that brings a world of love and joy and happiness your way.”
“I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing.”
“Some call it schizophrenia, I call it a career”
“Ayatollah Khamenei actually is not the most powerful person in Iran. He does not make nuclear policy. He does not make security policy. He is one voice among many and not even the most important voice by any means.When nuclear strategy is being discussed in Iran, he is not the dominant figure to make things happen. So I think this sense which he has created to a considerable degree by his own self-promotion has made him the center of attention when, in fact, the real center of activity is some place else.”
“The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families.”

Source : Jay McInerney (2011). “The Last of the Savages”, p.3, Vintage

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