"It looks a lot better from up here than it does down there, dont it? Yes. It does. There's a lot of things look better at a distance. Yeah? I think so. I guess there are. The life you've lived, for one. Yeah. Maybe what of it you aint lived yet, too."

-- Cormac McCarthy

#Distance Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect.”
“Marijuana is not addictive. People are the addicts and they will find a substance or a belief that will feed the addiction they need to make their day go away. Meaning one looks for a substance that allows them not to live with who and what they really are. To stop addiction we must treat the patient and stop blaming everyone and everything else but the abuser.”
“Enthusiasm is as good a thing in the Church as fire is in a cook stove.”
“There is no substitute for skill. It is the priceless possession of every great artist in every field of endeavor. It is instinctly felt by an audience and is reflected in the superiority of his work”
“The men are much alarmed by certain speculations about women; and well they may be, for when the horse and ***** begin to think and argue, adieu to riding and driving.”
“Unless I have hallucinated, I have never made an anti-gay commentary, I have made anti-gay-activist-agenda commentaries.”
“You think America is the biggest place on Earth, but it's not. [The view from Mir] put everything in perspective.”
“I am different when my nails are done. I am more dynamic. I gesticulate more, I am better at scaring my staff. I can indicate impatience by drumming on tabletops and I can wrap up a meeting with a few choice clatters.”

Source : Marian Keyes (2005). “The Other Side of the Story”, p.57, Penguin UK

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