"The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong."

-- Susan Faludi

#Strong Quotes #Men Quotes #Heroism Quotes

“Back in middle school, Catherine and I had gone through this stage where all we would read were fantasy books. We'd consume them like M&M's, by the fistful, J.R.R. Tolkien and Terry Brooks and Susan Cooper and Lloyd Alexander. Susan Boone looked, to me, like the queen of the elves (there's almost always an elf queen in fantasy books). I mean, she was shorter than me and had on a strange lineny outfit in pale blues and greens....”
“(About parenting:) ... all that tedium, broken up by little spurts of high drama.”
“Today's today. Tomorrow we may be ourselves gone down the drain of Eternity.”
“Your business and results are a reflection of you. Your business and results will grow in direct proportion to your own growth.”
“I'm a constant editor. Every few months or so I make a ton of 4x6 prints. I put them on a magnetic board and I live with them for a while to see what bubbles to the surface. A lot of this was part of Disco Night originally, and I suddenly started realizing, "If I keep working on this because I'm not done and I put all that in Disco Night, how can this be one book? Is it going to be too long and bloated and crazy?".”
“I played football with my whole body - My hands, my head, my face. I did it all.”
“Government does not grow by seizing our freedoms, but by assuming our responsibilities.”
“Films are amazing. To be a part of a movie is the greatest. It's so historic and exciting.”

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