"It's as if a child with a brush and too much enthusiasm has been set free with a tin of black paint inside me."

-- Jenny Downham

#Children Quotes #Black Quotes #Tin Quotes

“I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped.”
“Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses martial arts skills.”
“To suggest is to create; to describe is to destroy.”
“It's harder to empathize with those who appear to possess more power, status, or resources.”
“Our hearts connect with lots of folks in a lifetime but most of us will go to our graves with no experience of true love.”
“Then again, what are liars if not great magicians?”
“I've won a medal, but that's nothing compared to the crown I'll get in Heaven. I see a lot of people in sports who think when they reach a certain level they've got it made, but really, you can only find happiness in the Lord.”
“And see the rivers how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun, Sometimes swift, sometimes slow, Wave succeeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endless sleep!”

Source : John Dyer (1822). “The Poems of J. D. The Life of J. D. by Dr. Johnson. The British Poets, Etc”, p.120

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