"...if I were asked to think up a new name for temptation, I should recommend the word 'doorknob', because what are these protuberances put on doors for if not to tempt us..."

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Gunter Grass

#Thinking Quotes #Doors Quotes #Names Quotes

“Nellie's brow furrowed. "The great Mr. Hip-Hop Mogul standing in line with the common peasants? How do you figure that?" Dan grinned. "I'm starting to dig this 'no cars' thing. It's a great equalizer.”

Source : Gordon Korman (2011). “The 39 Clues #2: One False Note”, p.94, Scholastic Inc.
“I started [in television] as a local sportscaster in Oklahoma City and that will always be my love. It's kind of what I live for.”
“I like to come into my workspace and feel its a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.”

Source : "My space". Interview with Anita Sethi, www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2008.
“They spend their time looking forward to the past.”
“friends don't threaten friends' distributor caps”

Source : C.E. Murphy (2009). “Urban Shaman”, p.80, LUNA
“I think people like feeling miserable just as much as they like feeling happy.”

Source : "Missed Opportunities". Pitchfork Interview, pitchfork.com.
“Be a lamp in brightness, and make the works of darkness cease, so that whenever your doctrine shines, no one may dare to heed the desires of darkness.”
“I was feeling a bit down, I went to a therapist a few times, at a hundred bucks a pop. But then I realized that no therapy session would ever cheer me up half as much as if I was just strolling along and found a hundred dollar bill.”

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