"Sometimes I rant, in a comical way, about how the gods give with one hand and take with the other."

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Source : "Sue Townsend: 'I hate it when people call me a national treasure'". Interview with Kate Kellaway, www.theguardian.com. July 31, 2010.

Sue Townsend

#Hands Quotes #Giving Quotes #Way Quotes

“I'm one of the girls that you would love to have in your group of friends.”
“There's an inherent contradiction between appreciating the beauty of clothes and creativity and individuality, and the waste around the ideas of trends and seasons.”
“OMG YOU GUYS it has come to my attention that SOMEONE on the internet is saying that my fictional 19th century zombies are NOT SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND. Naturally, I am crushed. To think, IF ONLY Iâ€™d consulted with a zombologist or two before sitting down to write, I couldâ€™ve avoided ALL THIS EMBARRASSMENT.”
“Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate attitude, we need to make a concerted effort to develop compassion.”
“When I was in my teens, I made an appraisal of how comfortable my life could turn out when I became the age I am now. Because of a mechanical failure, the prediction was inexact.”

Source : Arthur Nersesian (2009). “The Fuck Up”, p.4, Simon and Schuster
“We rarely quote nowadays to appeal to authority... though we quote sometimes to display our sapience and erudition. Some authors we quote against. Some we quote not at all, offering them our scrupulous avoidance, and so make them part of our "white mythology." Other authors we constantly invoke, chanting their names in cerebral rituals of propitiation or ancestor worship.”
“Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded...”
“I lent a friend of mine $10,000 for plastic surgery and now I don't know what he looks like.”

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