"The moment the world declares a person to be immortal, at that moment the person will strive to prove the world wrong. In the face of glowing press releases and reviews the most heralded women starve themselves or cut themselves or poison themselves. Or they find a man who's happy to do that for him."

-- Chuck Palahniuk

#Cutting Quotes #Men Quotes #Glowing Quotes

“I would never filibuster any Presidentâ€™s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.”
“To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.”
“I've been an Obama supporter since he announced he was campaigning. I was aware of him as a senator, but I wasn't as engaged as I probably should've been.”
“But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even the one your parents gave you. You know who you really are. When you're alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know that nameless person inside you...Your muscles will toughen. So will your heart and soul. That's necessary for survival. But don't lose touch with that person deep inside you, or else you won't really have survived at all.”

Source : Louis Sachar (2013). “Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Greenlake”, p.89, A&C Black
“When you add a period of 25 years between the playing and the listening, then the whole question of meaning gets very complicated.”
“A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas.”
“There is always a little more toothpaste in the tube. Think about it.”

Source : Bill Bryson (2000). “The Complete Notes”, Random House
“Suddenly a mist fell from my eyes and I knew the way I had to take.”

Source : Edvard Grieg, Richard Yates (2010). “Edvard Grieg: 16 Lyric Pieces”, p.22, Mel Bay Publications

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