"Even at the age of eight she would fall asleep by pressing one hand into the other and making believe she was holding the hand of the man whom she loved, the man of her life. So if in her sleep she pressed Tomas hand with such tenacity, we can understand why: she had been training since childhood."

-- Milan Kundera

#Fall Quotes #Believe Quotes #Sleep Quotes

“A personâ€™s life story is equal to what they have plus what they want most in the world, minus what theyâ€™re actually willing to sacrifice for it.”
“The land too poor for any other crop, is best for raising men.”
“I don't focus on the results. Put my head down, put my hoodie up, and do the work.”
“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”
“A lot of people think that in order to be an addict you must come from a broken home or from the other side of the tracks. Both of those excuses couldn't be farther from the truth. I come from a family that has a lot of love for one another and I was raised in a middle to upper class neighborhood.”

Source : Interview with Husker Faithful, bleacherreport.com. August 14, 2008.
“Players dont win championships, organizations do!”
“No one is moral among the god-controlled puppets of the _Iliad_. Good and evil do not exist.”

Source : Julian Jaynes (2000). “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”, p.285, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.”

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