"Ah, but you see, I didn't want to be fair."

-- E. M. Forster

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“Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God's grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all.”
“I loved her like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake”

Source : James M. Cain (2011). “Double Indemnity”, p.69, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“He closed his eyes, dropping his forehead against hers. â€œYouâ€™ll be the death of me, Elena.â€ She smiled. â€œYou need a little excitement in that boring old life of yours.”
“Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.”
“For no falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper.”
“Think of the beginning of the story of the beginning of everything: Adam (without Eve and without divine guidance) names the animals. Continuing his work, we call stupid people bird-brained, cowardly people chickens, fools turkeys. Are these the best names we have to offer? If we can revise the notion of women coming from a rib, canâ€™t we revise our categorizations of the animals that, draped with barbecue sauce, end up as the ribs on our dinner plates â€” or for that matter, the KFC in our hands?”
“I'm 90% performer, 10% musician. I've always said that Gossip are a band I would go see, not a band I would listen to.”
“If the challenge is far beyond their skill level, they tend to get frustrated; if it's far below their skill level, they tend to get bored. Leaders need to strike the right balance.”

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