"I felt as though I were snorting cocaine, or rappelling down a cliffside, or cliffsurfing off a cliff of pure cocaine."

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Source : Sam Lipsyte (2010). “The Ask: A Novel”, p.169, Macmillan

Sam Lipsyte

#Cliffs Quotes #Cocaine Quotes #Rappelling Quotes

“We listen to those whom we know to be of the same opinion as ourselves, and we call them wise for being of it; but we avoid such as differ from us.”
“A spark can become a flame, a flame a fire.”

Source : Kathryn Lasky (2011). “Wolves of the Beyond”, p.19, Scholastic Inc.
“I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.”
“Don't have too much story for the time you have.”
“Since we tend to see ourselves primarily in the light of our intentions, which are invisible to others, while we see others mainly in the light of their actions, which are all that's visible to us, we have a situation in which misunderstanding and injustice are the order of the day.”
“Turkey has, of course, the right to protect itself against terrorism, against attacks, but I expect it to be done in a way which is in accordance with the rule of law, democratic values. And that is something I have expressed several times in meetings with the Turkish leaders.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson.”
“Ideas are the factors that lift civilization. They create revolutions. There is more dynamite in an idea than in many bombs.”

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