"I donâ€™t know whatâ€™s the matter with me, why Iâ€™m so adept at distance, why I feel so remote from things, why life feels like a rumor."

-- David Shields

#Distance Quotes #Rumor Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Yoga is the only exercise in the world you can do at any age. There is always some posture that will improve your health, mind and soul.”
“I feel like I've got this anti-marriage thing, but it's less that and more I'm overthinking it to get it right.”
“We didnt create dishes. We create preparations to create many dishes.”
“She wouldn't say what we both knew. 'The reason you will not say it is, when you say it, even to yourself, you will know it is true: is that it? But you know it is true now. I can almost tell you the day when you knew it is true. Why won't you say it, even to yourself?' She will not say it.”
“I was shocked to find out how many deaths occurred due to fires across the country and how simply they could've been avoided. Knowing how to get out of our homes is important, especially in less than 2 minutes.”
“Most wives think of their husbands as bumbling braggarts with whom they happen to be in love.”
“It was very easy to kind of, kinda shut off and just, just kinda go crazy and just kinda dive into this or that. You never really take a minute to look around, you know take stock and see where you're at and make sure you're doing things for the right reasons and make sure that you remember to call that person who's really important to you and you know, tell them what's on your mind, and be honest with yourself.”
“Katie smiled and turned away, knowing it wasn't an illusion or a figment of her imagination. She knew what she saw. She knew what she believed.”

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