"What I think," Chatty says, "is that if a man loves a woman more than a woman loves a man, then they're even."

-- Amy Hempel

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“That peculiar disease of intellectuals, that infatuation with ideas at the expense of experience, that compels experience to conform to bookish expectations.”
“I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.”

Source : Melody Beattie (2013). “Melody Beattie 4 Title Bundle: Codependent No More and 3 Other Best Sellers by Melody Beattie: A collection of four Melody Beattie best sellers”, Hazelden Publishing
“As I said in my last book, birds are mean. They're the only pet that, when they escape, the owners are relieved. You can tell a species is evil by doing this simple math. If my blond lab Molly was the size of T-Rex, that would just mean more kibble, more work for the gardener in the backyard, and a harder time moving her to my wife's side of the bed at night. If birds were the size of a T-Rex, the streets would be littered with human remains.”
“Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business.”
“Workers, black and white, need some kind of international affirmative action to protect them from unfair competition with unorganized or slave labor abroad and unfair competition with robots at home.”
“It must be understood that, as adults, we are all terminal.”
“It's a tough job to tell a story when the audience already knows the ending, and the ending is bleak.”
“Civilizations have been founded and maintained on theories which refused to obey facts.”

Source : Joe Orton (2013). “What The Butler Saw”, p.27, A&C Black

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