"I am against people reaping where they have not sown. But we have a saying that if you want to eat a toad you should look for a fat and juicy one."

-- Chinua Achebe

#People Quotes #Looks Quotes #Juicy Quotes

“The churchyard is the market place where all things are rated at their true value, and those who are approaching it talk of the world and its vanities with a wisdom unknown before.”
“Communication is a science as well as an art. What does speaking precisely mean? You are consciously communicating with another person at that person's frequency, not yours.”
“If the earth does grow inhospitable toward human presence, it is primarily because we have lost our sense of courtesy toward the earth and its inhabitants.”
“I love Richard Yates, his work, and the novel, Revolutionary Road. It's a devastating novel.”
“What's the meaning of life? Other people.”
“The families of the killed and disappeared are entitled to the right to know what happened to their loved ones, and to adequate reparation for the suffering endured.”
“The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous.”
“Over and over, we start our own tales, compose our own stories, whether our lives are short or long. Until at last all our beginnings come down to just one end, and the tale of who we are is done.”

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