"If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job."

-- Brooks Robinson

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“To others, the universe seems decent because decent people have welded eyes. That is why they fear lewdness. They are never frightened by the crowing of a rooster or when strolling under a starry heaven. In general, people savor the "pleasures of the flesh" only on the condition that they may be insipid.”
“While praying I passed into a state of entrancement, and in that state I saw the angel and the plates.”
“There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy.”
“I was voted best-looking kid in high school but, as you can see, things changed. I used to say I was a 260 pound Woody Allen. You can make that 295 pound now.”
“My whole life, my whole soul, my whole spirit is to blow that horn.”
“Be careful when choosing what you're proud of--because the world has every intention of using it against you”

Source : Amor Towles (2011). “Rules of Civility: A Novel”, p.37, Penguin
“Byrnes... was concerned about Russia's postwar behavior. Russian troops had moved into Hungary and Rumania, and Byrnes thought it would be very difficult to persuade Russia to withdraw her troops from these countries, that Russia might be more manageable if impressed by American military might, and that a demonstration of the bomb might impress Russia.”
“When you buy bananas all you want is the fruit not the skin, but you have to pay for the skin also. It is a waste. And you the customer should not have to pay for the waste.”

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