"In the Tarot deck, the Fool is depicted as a young man about to step off a cliff into empty air. Most people assume that the Fool will fall. But we don't see it happen, and a Fool doesn't know that he's subject to the laws of gravity. Against all odds, he just might float."

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Source : Richard Kadrey (2007). “Butcher Bird”, p.165, Simon and Schuster

Richard Kadrey

#Fall Quotes #Men Quotes #Odds Quotes

“If somebody mistreats you, treat ?em good. That kills ?em.”

Source : “Bobby Bowden: What I've Learned” by Call Fussman, www.esquire.com. November 30, 2009.
“The Armstrong record that I personally like the most, is a recording of a song by Harold Arlen called, "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues" . Most of Armstrong's solos tended to stick pretty close to the melody. But for some reason, it's like he let go of the tether and suddenly he's playing this beautiful high, almost abstract line that's floating above the beat. I compare it to the way that a 19th century operatic tenor might have sang an Aria because he's just completely let loose of the background and he's making this magic sort of flying above the staff.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“And once again I found myself wondering, as I drifted off to stunned and unbelieving sleep:How do these terrible things always happen to me?”

Source : Jeff Lindsay (2005). “Dearly Devoted Dexter”, p.144, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put it in a list. Don't even say the words.”
“I think being on a set where people arent being treated as equals, and with just a common level of decency and respect, is really uncomfortable.”
“I experienced racism in different settings: I was followed in stores, in cars. The way you experience racism depends on how you deal with it. My memories of Goodeve are good ones.”
“That the situation appears hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best.”
“There is no better boat than a horoscope to help a man cross over the sea of life.”

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