"You go away for a long time and return a different person - you never come all the way back."

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Source : Paul Theroux (2004). “Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown”, p.470, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Paul Theroux

#Long Quotes #Going Away Quotes #Return Quotes

“The world is being re-shaped by the convergence of social, mobile, cloud, big data, community and other powerful forces. The combination of these technologies unlocks an incredible opportunity to connect everything together in a new way and is dramatically transforming the way we live and work.”
“I think that texting and driving is a 100 percent no-go. I think it should be banned everywhere because you cannot be focused on looking ahead, in the mirrors, being aware of what's around you, and to type on a small keyboard and a small screen.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“Your preschool child will chatter endlessly to you. If you half-listen and half-reply the whole conversation will seem, and become, tediously meaningless for both of you. but if you really listen and really answer, he will talk more and what he says will make more sense.”

Source : Penelope Leach (1989). “Your baby & child: from birth to age five”, Alfred A. Knopf
“A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable.”
“Don't misinform your Doctor nor your Lawyer.”
“You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.”
“Paramore is a family. Once youre in it, youre in it for life.”
“Christina Aguilera finally announced her pregnancy. Thanks for waiting until your third trimester to get the word outâ€”why not just wait until youâ€™re crowning?”

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