"The children themselves, before they get access to a car, are captives of their suburb, save for those families where the housewives surrender continuity in their own lives to chauffeur their children to lessons, doctors, and other services that could be reached via public transport in the city."

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Source : David Riesman (1964). “Abundance for What?”, p.243, Transaction Publishers

David Riesman

#Children Quotes #Doctors Quotes #Cities Quotes

“If you forgive people enough you belong to them, and they to you, whether either person likes it or not squatter's rights of the heart.”

Source : James Hilton (0101). “Time and Time Again”, p.184, Prabhat Prakashan
“I think what's difficult is proving to people that a script actually does work and sometimes the laughter might not be on the page, it might be between the lines.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kurt Vonnegut from Oct 01, 2012
“To be naked is to be oneself. To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognised for oneself.”
“Doorâ€™s locked,â€ he said. â€œAnd we have unfinished business.”
“Your wedding will not be what you think it is going to be, no matter what you think it is going to be.”

Source : Mimi Pond (1993). “A Groom of One's Own: And Other Bridal Accessories”, Plume Books
“The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.”
“Let us not suffer from a national amnesia that causes us to forget who and what we are.”

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