"The rapt pupil will be forgiven for assuming the Tsar of Death to be wicked and the Tsar of Life to be virtuous. Let the truth be told: There is no virtue anywhere. Life is sly and unscrupulous, a blackguard, wolfish, severe. In service to itself, it will commit any offense. So, too, is Death possessed of infinite strategies and a gaunt nature- but also mercy, also grace and tenderness. In his own country, Death can be kind."

-- Catherynne M. Valente

#Country Quotes #Grace Quotes #Wicked Quotes

“It was difficult after losing the first two sets and in the third set I was a break down, but something happened and I tried to run and keep fighting and I kept swinging in the third, fourth and fifth sets.”
“You have been saying much about Dr. Carey and his work. When I am gone, say nothing about Dr. Carey; speak about Dr. Carey's Saviour.”
“Not being able to live without someone is not love. It's need.”

Source : "Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity". Book by Kerry Cohen, 2008.
“My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the children's rooms are crammed with expensive books, but the parent's rooms are empty. Those children do not see their parents reading, as I did every day of my childhood. By contrast, when I walk into an apartment with books on the shelves, books on the bedside tables, books on the floor, and books on the toilet tank, then I know what I would see if I opened the door that says 'PRIVATE--GROWNUPS KEEP OUT': a child sprawled on the bed, reading.”
“Iâ€™m not going,â€ he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper, till he was holding a trident as long as he was tall... â€œAnd anyone who tries to make me is going to suffer.â€ â€œTwice,â€ added the voice under the table.”
“I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles.”
“Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.”
“You are absolutely enough the way you are.”

Source : "Lady Gaga's Choreographer Shares Life Experiences on New Reality Show" by Dustin Fitzharris, abcnews.go.com. April 9, 2011.

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