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“The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.”
Source : Ashley Montagu (1967). “The American Way of Life”
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“Until 1956, America treated Israel not much differently from other friendly states.”
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“About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.”
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“I am a person who feels guilty for crimes I have not committed, or have not committed in years. The police search the train station for a serial rapist and I cover my face with a newspaper, wondering if maybe I did it in my sleep. The last thing I stole was an eight-track tape, but to this day I'm unable to enter a store without feeling like a shoplifter. It's all the anxiety with none of the free stuff.”
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“We don't want any adventures here! You might try over the Hill or Across the Water.”
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“Compared with my life Cinderella was a spoiled brat.”
Source : Alan Bradley (2011). “A Red Herring Without Mustard: A Flavia de Luce Novel”, p.83, Delacorte Press
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“The marathon can humble you.”
Source : Bill Rodgers, Matthew Shepatin (2013). “Marathon Man: My 26.2-Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World”, p.274, Macmillan
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“Experts say men think of sex every 10 seconds... What do they think of in the other nine?”
