"You didnâ€™t understand what he was saying, until he kissed you. It was a kiss of such complicity, of such uncomplicated sympathy, that you felt for the first time not alone in your suffering."

-- Sarah Hall

#Kissing Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?”
“When you are a professional sportsman all the guys are great competitors in the top 50.”
“I think an ashtray is the most fantastically real thing.”
“He smiles sadly. "Now I know my destiny." "What is it?" "This." He draws me in to him in a kiss. His lips are warm. He pulls me tighter in his embrace. The roots sigh and release their hold on my waist and the wound in my side is healed. "Kartik," I cry, kissing his cheeks. "It's let me go." "That's good," he says. He makes a small cry. His back arches, and every muscle in his body tightens.”
“There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.”
“The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex.”
“My next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.”
“I can't judge any of you. I have no malice against you and no ribbons for you. But I think that it is high time that you all start looking at yourselves, and judging the lie that you live in.”

Source : Declaration of Conscience, delivered 1 June 1950

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