"As time went on, we learned to arm ourselves in our different ways. Some of us with real guns, some of us with more ephemeral weapons, an idea or improbable plan or some sort of formulation about how best to move through the world. An idea that will let us be. Protect us and keep us safe. But a weapon nonetheless."

-- Colson Whitehead

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“This idea that being youthful is the only thing that's beautiful or attractive simply isn't true. I don't want to be an 'ageless beauty.' I want to be a woman who is the best I can be at my age.”

Source : "Sharon Stone Tells Shape She Doesn’t Want To Be ‘An Ageless Beauty,’ Is Still One Anyway" By Jamie Feldman, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 18, 2014.
“We must strive to encourage East and West not only to move towards each other but also to encourage them to find a new philosophy, a philosophy which will serve as a tool determining the future of Planet Earth - our common and only shelter.”
“I can do hieroglyphics in the margin. There are days when I really enjoy the flow of ink. I mean, nice pen, ink straight on to the page.”
“We often talk to ourselves in ways that we would never let a stranger or even a friend talk to us.”
“Most people who play golf have one big trouble: they think too much. To get any real mileage out of this game you've got to sit on your imagination.”
“I saw the movie, he said. I know what it's about. Listen to this. When girls get to be about twelve or so - he leaned toward us - their ***** bleed.”
“So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news; I did everything. I did - played records.”
“When a poor man, hungry and unseeing because his eyesight is failing, grabs me and starts begging, I feel the Nazi in myself. I abhor this man, and I want him to keep his hands off me.”

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