"I've been stabbed before. Barely a week ago, in fact. AND I've been audited, AND I come from a broken home. In short - no offense, shorty - you don't scare me."

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Source : MaryJanice Davidson (2004). “Undead and Unwed: A Queen Betsy Novel”, p.221, Penguin

MaryJanice Davidson

#Home Quotes #Broken Quotes #Scare Quotes

“What do we mean by "knowledge" or "understanding"? And how do billions of neurons achieve them? These are complete mysteries. Admittedly, cognitive neuroscientists are still very vague about the exact meaning of words like "understand," "think," and indeed the word "meaning" itself.”
“There's no shame in crawling when one can't walk.”

Source : Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.320, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“You have to be a little aware of the emotions of the people who have invested with you.”
“If there is a nice place, and the place does not come to you - you have to come to the place.”
“You know what they say: When people start burning books they'll soon burn human beings.”

Source : Cornelia Funke (2011). “Inkheart”, p.137, Chicken House
“"His words moved people closer to God." I'd be happy if that's what people said about me at the end of the day. It's always been my calling.”
“Land! An island! We devoured it greedily with our eyes and woke the others, who tumbled out drowsily and stared in all directions as if they thought our bow was about to run on to a beach. Screaming seabirds formed a bridge across the sky in the direction of the distant island, which stood out sharper against the horizon as the red background widened and turned gold with the approach of the sun and the full daylight.”

Source : Thor Heyerdahl (1952). “The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas”
“Bush, himself the most intellectually backward American president of my political lifetime, is surrounded by advisers whose bellicosity is exceeded only by their political, military and diplomatic illiteracy.”

Source : "Bush aide cites case for Saddam's removal". www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2002.

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