"We can never flee the misery that is within us."

--

Arthur Golden

“A sheriff arrested me. I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure my men-in-uniform fetish began that day. The sheriff was hot. And he handcuffed me. I've never been the same.”
“Because we are no different from any animal, any insect or germule. We are not special, Cal. You, me, we all came from nothing, and that's exactly where we're all going one day, maybe soon, whether we like it or not.”

Source : Brian Williams, Roderick Gordon (2011). “Tunnels #2: Deeper”, p.351, Scholastic Inc.
“The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic”

Source : Scott Belsky (2010). “Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality”, p.149, Penguin
“The only way we live beyond our lives is to connect and carve ourselves into the souls of those we love.”
“I didn't long to be a designer. I always liked fashion, but it was always a bit sleeping in me.”
“I worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, on nuclear energy policy. But I decided it would be much more fun to have a specialty food store, so I left Washington D.C. and moved to the Hamptons. And how glad I am that I did!”

Source : "Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. November 24, 2008.
“Politics is too often regarded as a poor relation, inherently dependent and subsidiary; it is rarely praised as something with a life and character of its own.”

Source : Bernard Crick (1954). “In defence of politics”, p.11, Bernard Crick
“If someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, give them a call or send them a letter to tell them how sorry you are and to let them know how much you care.”

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