"All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125)"

-- Elizabeth Strout

#Stories Quotes #Said Quotes

“I don't believe in tame poetry. . . . Poetry busts guts.”
“It's like one of those scenes from a feel-good Hollywood movie. Where everybody is happy and nobody's hair fizzes in the wind. Where it doesn't rain, your shoes stay comfortable all day, and everybody's jokes are funny.”
“We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.”
“I don't think the jet-setting life is really for most people.”
“If you don’t take responsibility for programming yourself, then someone else will.”
“The problem, Mr. Fudd, is that you've been having a sublimal effect on everyone in the factory. We're proud of our product, Mr. Fudd, and there's no company in the world that build a finer skwoo dwivuh. ... Dang! Now you got me doing it!”

Source : Gary Larson (1997). “Last chapter and worse: a far side collection”
“Full democracy requires the full participation of women. Your voices are vital. The word 'vital' means necessary for life. A democracy, to be fully alive, must include all its citizens.”
“The proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate. No time for speeches now, it's time to fight.”

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