"... Speaking of which, the boys weren't actually touching the breifcases in the trunk, I hope?" Wondering how Milligan knew, Kate stuck her head out the office door and gave Reynie and Sticky a warning look. They nodded and tried to close the trunk as quietly as possible. "They aren't now anyway." "Good," Milligan said, picking up his duffel bag. "I'd hate to have to speak sternly to them again. It embarasses me to be so ineffective."

-- Trenton Lee Stewart

#Hate Quotes #Boys Quotes #Doors Quotes

“My uncomfortable duty as a Christian is to confess the truth, so lethal to our self-centered human nature: 'Jesus, who suffered your sin unto his own death, calls you likewise to forgive, so that God's purposes may be accomplished in both you and your offender.”
“Her head throbbed as though gremlins were ripping holes in her brain”
“Americans, particularly after World War II, tended to romanticize war because in World War II our cause was the cause of humanity, and our soldiers brought home glory and victory, and thank God that they did. But it led us to romanticize it to some extent.”
“The bards sing of love, they celebrate slaughter, they extol kings and flatter queens, but were I a poet I would write in praise of friendship.”

Source : Bernard Cornwell (1997). “The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur”, p.242, Macmillan
“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.”
“It's always good to have the building filled - even if it's with low-IQ Rangers fans.”
“Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts.”
“I’ve had to make the difficult decision to follow my intuition, and allow myself the space and time to explore my true purpose in life.”

Source : "Why I Walked Away From the NBA (Video)" by Larry Sanders, www.theplayerstribune.com. February 25, 2015.

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