"Rocky is a poor Italian boy from a poor Italian family, and he appreciates the buck more than almost anybody. He's only got two halfway decent purses so far, and it was like a tiger tasting blood"

-- Rocky Marciano

#Boys Quotes #Italian Quotes #Blood Quotes

“Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims.”
“Isolation and loneliness are central causes of depression and despair.”
“I avoid looking in the mirror.”
“In a strange way we were free. We'd reached the end of the line. We had nothing more to lose. Our privacy, our liberty, our dignity: all of this was gone and we were stripped down to the bare bones of our selves”

Source : Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.94, Vintage
“Kids and adults have sex for many, many reasons... Put out a question box.”
“The rum fiend would like to go and hang up a skeleton in your beautiful house so that, when you opened the front door to go in, you would see it in the hall; and, when you sat at your table you would see it hanging from the wall; and, when you opened your bedroom you would find it stretched upon your pillow; and, waking at night, you would feel its cold hand passing over your face and pinching at your heart. There is no home so beautiful but it may be devastated by the awful curse.”
“Coffee is the official beverage of culture.”
“Cheat your landlord if you can -- and must -- but do not try to shortchange the Muse.”

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