"...if you've never been cussed out by a Siamese, you don't know what profanity is all about!"

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Source : Lilian Jackson Braun (1986). “The Cat Who Saw Red”, p.8, Penguin

Lilian Jackson Braun

#Profanity Quotes

“I am not Link, but I do know him! Even after 18 years, the Legend of Zelda never stops changing and this game is no different. We are now taking you to a world where Link has grown up--a world where he will act different and look different. In order to grow, Link must not stand still and neither will I.”
“Sometimes, it is true, a sense of isolation enfolds me like a cold mist as I sit alone and wait at lifeâ€™s shut gate. Beyond there is light, and music, and sweet companionship; but I may not enter. Fate, silent, pitiless, bars the wayâ€¦Silence sits immense upon my soul. Then comes hope with a smile and whispers, â€˜there is joy is self-forgetfulness.â€™ So I try to make the light in othersâ€™ eyes my sun, the music in others; ears my symphony, the smile on othersâ€™ lips my happiness.”
“All the bullets and all the bombs that explode all over the world won't leave the impact, when all is said and done, of a dollar bill dropped in the Jimmy Fund pot by a warm heart and a willing hand. You should be proud and happy to know that your contribution will someday help some kid to a better life.”
“There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are lined up for you and you feel you're invincible.”
“Businesses are interacting with consumers to socialize rather than learn about customer expectations to in turn, deliver tangible value, improve product experiences, and invest in long-term relationships,”
“The point is that no matter what you choose to do with your body when you die, it won't, ultimately, be very appealing. If you are inclined to donate yourself to science, you should not let images of dissection or dismemberment put you off. They are no more or less gruesome, in my opinion, than ordinary decay or the sewing shut of your jaws via your nostrils for a funeral viewing.”

Source : Mary Roach (2004). “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers”, p.82, W. W. Norton & Company
“No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.”
“Because there is that sort of feeling that people don't know what to do with gaps in their lives. It's a scary notion, but actually, if you can stand in space just for a little while, a new door will open, or you'll be able to see in the dark after a while. You'll adjust.”

Source : Interview with Scott Tobias, film.avclub.com. September 22, 2009.

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