"Love perhaps includes the promise that when the mob comes for you I'll go against the mob."

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Source : Twitter post from Oct 11, 2013

Teju Cole

#Promise Quotes

“I use quite a bit in my kitchen, but the one thing that's an absolute must would have to be my high-speed blender.”
“Theatrical work means too much work or none.”
“There are things we don't do. From this moment forth, let us all ensure our every action reflects well on us and our ancestors. Let us live to the highest standards, lest we win this war only to find ourselves staring in the mirror at the face of our late enemy.”

Source : Jack Campbell (2006). “The Lost Fleet: Dauntless”, p.140, Penguin
“To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads.”

Source : Song: Ill Na Na, Album: Ill Na Na, 1996
“Of the seven experiments, the ones that have been most investigated so far have been the pets. The dogs who know when their masters for coming home, and the sense of being stared at.”
“The Beatles are the most credible band in the history of music.”
“Well, it's possible to be mentally ill and rational.”
“I didn't really hear any other music other than what my dad was working on until I was 12. My recollection of hearing other music was that I liked some things that I heard but I always thought, 'Where's the rest of it?' It didn't have the same amount of detail or instrumentation or imagination in the arrangements.”

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