"When you grow up in a family of languages, you develop a kind of casual fluency, so that languages, though differently colored, all seem transparent to experience."

-- David Antin

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“People that are obsessed with hating you, feel flattered. Their whole lives revolve around you.”
“If you promise you will get better instead of dying, I promise I will, too.”

Source : Jordan Sonnenblick (2010). “Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie”, p.81, Scholastic Inc.
“Who gets to decide who's an enemy combatant and who's an American citizen? Are we really so frightened and so easily frightened that we would give up a thousand-year history?”
“Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness.”
“A three-year old was examining his testicles while taking a bath. 'Mom,' he asked,'are these my brains?' 'Not yet.' she replied.”
“I still think the best classic meal in New York is a coffee-shop breakfast - you sort of can't skip it.”
“So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.”
“I'm very, very specific about sneakers. I've always been a fan. It's not just certain brands, it's also the model of the shoe, the cut of the shoe, the colorway of the shoe. Someone will say, "Hey, this is the Air Jordan this." And I'm like, "Yeah, but that's not as rare as this Air Jordan, in this colorway." It gets very specific - it's the make, the model, the colorway. As a kid, I always wanted to have sneakers, but I didn't always get the ones that I wanted. So now, I'm reliving my childhood through my feet.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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