"...Right now there's a pair of bad cops on their way out here to shoot me." "You don't know that." "Yeah, you're right," Stranahan said. "They're probably just collecting Toys for Tots. Now go."

-- Carl Hiaasen

#Way Quotes #Pairs Quotes #Toys Quotes

“He went to bed early, but could not fall asleep. He was haunted by sad and gloomy reflections about the inevitable end- death. These thoughts were familiar to him, many times had he turned them over this way and that, first shuddering at the probability of annihilation, then welcoming it, almost rejoicing in it. Suddenly a peculiarly familiar agitation took possession of him... He mused awhile, sat down at the table, and wrote down the following lines in his sacred copy-book, without a single correction:”
“There are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify.”
“I once sent him a song and asked him to mark a cross wherever he thought it was faulty. Brahms returned it untouched, saying 'I don't want to make a cemetery of your compositions.'”
“I think I love you, Cal." -Abra I'm not good." -Cal Because you're not good." -Abra”
“So many people are expecting a miracle instead of BEING a miracle.”

Source : Dyer, Wayne (2005). “Everyday Wisdom”, p.55, Hay House, Inc
“If loving God with all our heart and soul and might is the greatest commandment, then it follows that not loving Him that way is the greatest sin.”
“I believe in total immersion, if you want to be rich, you have to program your mind to be rich. You have to unlearn all the thoughts that were making you poor and replace them with new thoughts - rich thoughts.”
“It is natural to give a clear view of the world after accepting the idea that it must be clear.”

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