"You could time a suburban story by your watch: it lasts as long as it takes a small furry animal that's lonely to find friends, or a small furry animal that's lost to find its parents; it lasts as long as a quick avowal of love; it lasts precisely as long as the average parent is disposed on a Tuesday night to spend reading aloud to children."

-- Rachel Cusk

#Lonely Quotes #Children Quotes #Reading Quotes

“If you commit perjury in a so-called first-degree murder case, and you're caught red-handed for the entire world to see, and you get only a $200 fine, what kind of message does that send about lying in our courts?”
“Earth is the crossroads of every possible alien. We're the McDonald's next to the highway of the galaxy.”
“When you share your moral common sense with people in your locality, that helps you to form a community. But those gut reactions differ between groups, making it harder to get along with other groups.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“Yes, we too are stardust.”

Source : "Sofies verden (Sophie's World)". Book by Jostein Gaarder, 1994.
“I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with.”
“Say Bismillah, In the name of God, as the shaykh does with a knife when he offers an animal. Bismillah your old self to find your real name. - Jalaluddin al”
“You can pretty much do it with anything. You can tell your life story with all the jeans you've worn, or every pair of shoes you've owned.”
“A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage.”

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