"Does something which exists on the edge have no true relevance to the stable center, or does it, by being on the edge, become a part of the edge and thus a part of the boundary, the definition which gives the whole its shape?"

-- Lucy Grealy

#Giving Quotes #Doe Quotes #Shapes Quotes

“In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.”
“Lyon is full of temperamental gourmets, eternally engaged in a never-ending search for that imaginary, perfect, unknown little back-street bistro, where one can dine in the style of Louis XIV for the price of a pack of peanuts.”
“Well you are a piece of work aren't you?”
“I enjoy the element of pushing yourself, learning something new, whether it's a dance step, a scene, an emotion.”
“I know what it's like to win things. You need a certain type of player with a determination to win. You see it in the eyes.”
“I'm the only man with a Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl ring who doesn't wear it. I'm a Green Bay Packer.”
“The extreme nature of dominant-end views is often concealed by the vagueness and ambiguity of the end proposed.”
“[N]o one's ever been able to show me any difference between democracy and brute force. It's just a majority ganging up on a minority with the minority giving in to avoid getting massacred.”

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