"My days are as long as despair can make them."

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Source : Kathryn Harrison (2011). “The Kiss: A Memoir”, p.155, Random House

Kathryn Harrison

#Long Quotes #Despair Quotes

“I dig being a mother...”
“Americans know that we cannot tax and spend our way out of a recession, yet Democrats cant grasp this simple fact.”
“I'm worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel - let the wheel spin them around as it wants without taking a look at what they're doing. I'm concerned that students not become passive acceptors of the official doctrine that's handed down to them from the White House, the media, textbooks, teachers and preachers.”
“I rise up on my tiptoes. He's already bending his head down, moving his lips toward mine. And then, well, I haven't exactly studied this, but I'm pretty sure that ours is not the most expert kiss in Sualan history. It's a little hard to figure out how we should tilt our heads so our noses don't bump. But this kiss is a promise, a vow. Come to think of it, it doesn't really matter that ours is not the most expert kiss in Sualan history. It's still the best.”
“There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.”
“For the pride of trace and trail was his, and sick unto death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.”
“FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.”
“What a measly epitaph that would make: 'They saw it coming, but hadn't the wit to stop it happening.'”

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