"I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called."

--

James M. Cain

#Effort Quotes #Tough Quotes #Conscious Quotes

“Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.”
“You put your bombers in, you put your conscience out,You take the human being and you twist it all aboutSo scrub my skin with womenChain my tongue with whiskyStuff my nose with garlicCoat my eyes with butterFill my ears with silverStick my legs in plasterTell me lies about Vietnam.”

Source : Adrian Mitchell (1968). “Out Loud”, Cape Goliard P.
“[Using humor to explore serious issues] disarms people. It's a way in. It's gentle, but at the same time it's subversive, and I like that duality.”
“Mountain biking helps people become environmentalists. A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the backcountry.”
“There's one good thing about getting in trouble: It seems like you do it in steps. It seems like you don't just end up in trouble but that you kind of ease yourself into it. It also seems like the worse the trouble is that you get into, the more steps it takes to get there. Sort of like you're getting a bunch of little warnings on the way; sort of like if you really wanted to you could turn around.”
“And starward drifts the stricken world, Lone in unalterable gloom Dead, with a universe for tomb, Dark, and to vaster darkness whirled. (â€œThe Testimony of the Sunsâ€)”

Source : George Sterling, “The Testimony Of The Suns”
“Babies are a great way to start people.”
“I know that when I'm looking better and I'm eating right, I also feel better.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com

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