"I'll do a deal with you McFarlane," he said. "You can exist. And you can even have coffee. But if you raise your voice or make any sudden movements, I shall die. And that'll show you." Seb shrugged in return, hiding how pleased he was pretty badly. "Fair enough."

-- Sarah Rees Brennan

#Coffee Quotes #Voice Quotes #Movement Quotes

“Johannes had once said that violence and cruelty were just a stupid person's way of making himself felt, because it was easer to use your hands to strike a blow than to use your brain to find a logical and just solution to the problem.”

Source : Anne Holm (1965). “North to freedom”
“Asking "Why?" can lead to understanding. Asking "Why not?" can lead to breakthroughs.”

Source : Daniel H. Pink (2006). “A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future”, p.130, Penguin
“My untidy habits drive me to follow the slash-and-burn principle. Work on a virgin table until the mess becomes unbearable, then move on to a clean table in a clean room - or, on a beautiful summer day like this, one of the five tables dotted around the garden. Trash that table and move on again.”
“That level of trust was what being in command was truly about--being able to lead someone not only down an unknown path, but also a seemingly wrong path, if the need called for doing so.”

Source : Dave Galanter (2009). “Star Trek: The Original Series: Troublesome Minds”, p.96, Simon and Schuster
“Sometimes, his methods and his motives are questionable and even his morals are questionable in the way he does things. But I think his intention is always to protect his daughter.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“When individuals approach one another with deep purposes on both sides they seldom come at once to the matter which they have most at heart. They dread the electric shock of a too sudden contact with it.”
“Bystanders wandered in and out of the merchant's stall, passing the time, talking of dreams they might purchase. Workers and slaves stooped from labor asked timidly for dreams of wine and ease. Women asked for dreams of love, and men for dreams of women.”

Source : David Berlinski (2000). “The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World”, Houghton Mifflin
“Autumn clouds, vague and obscure; The evening, lonely and chill. I felt the dampness on my garments, But saw no spot, and heard no sound of rain.”

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