"In the end I didn't know who I was crying for, but it was something my body wanted to do, as though trying to digest grief."

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Simon Van Booy

#Grief Quotes #Trying Quotes #Body Quotes

“I have been criticized throughout the course of my career for placing too much faith in the reliability of children's narratives; but I have almost always found that children are a great deal more reliable in telling us what actually goes on in public school than many of the adult experts who develop policies that shape their destinies.”

Source : Jonathan Kozol (2005). “The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America”, p.12, Broadway Books
“I'd rather be looked over than overlooked.”

Source : Pamela Anderson (2004). “Star: A Novel”, p.266, Simon and Schuster
“Each time we plant a seed, we become ancestors for the generations to come.”
“You canâ€™t act Shakespeare until you can speak him.”
“Science is really about describing the way the universe works in one aspect or another in all branches of science-how a life-form works, how this works, how that works. ... You have to have a natural curiosity for that.”
“Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste â€” He's sure to have his personal taste. (I know a Cat, who makes a habit Of eating nothing else but rabbit, And when he's finished, licks his paws So's not to waste the onion sauce.) A Cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect. And so in time you reach your aim, And finally call him by his name.”
“Every fresh act of benevolence is the herald of deeper satisfaction; every charitable act a stepping-stone towards heaven.”
“Cause if you’re happy in your head, then solitude is blessed, and alone is okay.”

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