"When I started, I wanted to be thought of as tortured and seductive, not funny, but humor tends to be a reflexive part of a person's sensibility. It's an almost impossible thing to teach anyone, which leads me to believe that it's intuitive."

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Mark Leyner

#Believe Quotes #Seductive Quotes #Impossible Quotes

“I've got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don't want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I'd rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny â€“ a thousand things, before 'thin'. And frankly, I'd rather they didn't give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons. Let them never be Stupid Girls.”
“When I am sad and wearyWhen I think all hope has goneWhen I walk along High HolbornI think of you with nothing on”

Source : Adrian Mitchell (1997). “Heart on the Left: Poems, 1953-1984”, Bloodaxe Books Limited
“After watching that, I gotta admit, I am awesome!”
“Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.”
“Food is really and truly the most effective medicine.”
“Your assignment,' he bellowed at Kelly, 'was to make a persuasive argument. Demanding to know whether detractors of your position are on crack is not arguing persuasively.”
“Why now? Why not wait for a man to come along andâ€¦sweep you off your feet?â€ She gave a short laugh. â€œIf the man you speak of had ever planned on coming, my lord, Iâ€™m afraid he has obviously lost his way. And, at twenty-eight, I find I have grown tired of waiting.”
“Blind and naked ignorance delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, on all things all day long”

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