"How terrible to be alcoholic. You just want to quietly soothe and maybe poison yourself, but you end up poisoning those around you as well, like trying to commit suicide with a gas oven and unwittingly murdering your neighbors."

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Source : Jonathan Ames (2015). “Wake Up, Sir!”, p.36, Pushkin Press

Jonathan Ames

#Suicide Quotes #Trying Quotes #Poison Quotes

“We only appreciate what we have when we lose it.”
“We wanted to hear from viewers about why they watch or participate in call-ins on C-SPAN, ... Viewers of all ages and walks of life wrote to us, including actresses, stand-up comics, parents and students. What's clear after reading the entries is the impact that call-ins have had on the political conversation on the network.”
“I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair.”
“The true athlete should have character, not be a character”
“Don't thank me,' Mr. Curtain called as the door slid closed. 'Impress me!”
“If anyone does not refrain from the love of money, he will be defiled by idolatry and so be judged as if he were one of the heathen.”
“I like the idea of getting to dress up, like to do a Barry Lyndon or something about the Napoleonic period, the grand army retreating from Moscow. I understand that there's a craft to acting and a lot of people work hard at it. I just know that music is my first love. I love music, I love film, and I love clothes.”
“If you have love in you, it's a strength. But if you are in love, it's a weakness.”

Source : Sergei Lukyanenko, Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasilʹev (2007). “Day watch”, Miramax

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