"Our best chance for happiness is education."

-- Mark Van Doren

“It's an enormous wall that's built between you and your dreams. And if every day, you just chip away... It may take ten years, but eventually you just might see some light.”

Source : FaceBook post by Edward Burns from Sep 29, 2011
“I think kissing is what separates us from the animals and makes us divine.”

Source : Robert Goolrick (2008). “The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life”, p.109, Algonquin Books
“Dear God, surely you aren't the chef Sam was talking about?" "No," he said with a laugh, and gestured behind him with a thumb. "Cale here is." "Kale?" Alex echoed blankly, her eyes sliding to the still half-closed door. She didn't see any evidence of a second man. Frowning, she set the phone back in its receiver and leaned to the side, trying to see out into the kitchen as she muttered, "Kale is a vegetable.”
“If you are young and open, and start loving football and really think about it then there are not a lot of alternatives to LFC. If you are a fan of another club it's okay too. But if you want to be a fan of 'the' club then it's Liverpool FC.”

Source : Source: www.mirror.co.uk
“Some advice to you guys, don't ever take keep your phone in your pocket whilst on a roller coaster.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 24, 2015
“Live like there’s no tomorrow and learn as if your life depends on it”
“Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation.”
“You canâ€™t have peace without a war.”

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