"I walked over and looked closer at the statue of the goddess. She was wearing a headdress with a skull and a cobra and a crescent moon. Maybe this is what peace of mind was all about: having a poisonous snake on your head and smiling anyway."

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Source : Wally Lamb (1998). “I Know This Much Is True”, p.226, Cambridge University Press

Wally Lamb

#Moon Quotes #Snakes Quotes #Skulls Quotes

“Avan was as religious as the next young dragon with his way to make in the world-which is to say that he held many traditional beliefs which he had never paused to examine, attended church because it would have seemed strange not to, rarely paid much attention when he was there, and found piety out of the pulpit thoroughly misplaced.”

Source : Jo Walton (2003). “Tooth and Claw”, p.41, Macmillan
“The war to preserve the privilege of mythmaking”

Source : Marvin Bell (2013). “Mars Being Red”, p.3, Copper Canyon Press
“You have to remember we're just performers, that we seldom have any kind of grasp on real life.”
“I donâ€™t want to spread myself out to other games that donâ€™t have the passionâ€¦ You know, like the Aliens game.”
“I am particular about the seating of the audience - also about how much money they pay - but most of all where they are seated. If I am going to sing something intimate, who am I going to sing it to?”
“In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got sick 14 years ago when I was 19. Getting sick derailed that plan completely”
“The shiny red color of the soles has no function other than to identify to the public that they are mine. I selected the color because it is engaging, flirtatious, memorable, and the color of passion.”

Source : "Sole Mate" by Lauren Collins, www.newyorker.com. March 28, 2011.
“This is a learning in the business life that first of all you need to have commitment, dedication and passion for what you are doing.”

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