"No one knew about the squirrelâ€™s skull beneath her bed, but no one wanted to know."

-- Ian Mcewan

#Squirrels Quotes #Skulls Quotes #Bed Quotes

“To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.”
“The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. They don't just listen to what people tell them; they actually invent something new, something that you didn't know you needed, but the moment you see it, you say, 'I must have it.'”

Source : "What does a networked future look like?". The Yale Insights Interview, insights.som.yale.edu. May 15, 2013.
“Meanings of all kinds flow through the figures of women, and they often do not include who she herself is.”

Source : Marina Warner (1987). “Monuments & Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form”, Picador
“There's only so many times you can read how ugly you are and how much people hate you”
“There is only one solitude, and it is vast, heavy, difficult to bear, and almost everyone has hours when he would gladly exchange it for any kind of sociability, however trivial or cheap, for the tiniest outward agreement with the first person who comes along....”
“It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.”
“If Arnold is elected, you know who I'd feel sorry for? The people on death row. Imagine, you're about to be executed, the governor calls, you think it's your reprieve, and you hear 'Hasta la vista, baby.'”
“I like the little bit of distance that London affords me and I like living in a world capital. I like having the culture at my fingertips.”

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