"There is one kind of prison where the man is behind bars, and everything that he desires is outside; and there is another kind where the things are behind the bars, and the man is outside."

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Source : Upton Sinclair (2015). “The Jungle: A Novel”, p.303, Open Road Media

Upton Sinclair

#Men Quotes #Desire Quotes #Bars Quotes

“It's just cool for a girl to be able to do her own thing. I do a lot of movies, and I'm very lucky, and I'm not complaining. But in movies, alongside big action men, we've always got to take a step back and let the men shine.”
“As you know, I have over the years written critically about the U.N. I have consistently stressed in my writings that American leadership is critical to the success of the U.N., an effective U.N., one that is true to the original intent of its charter's framers.”
“statistic: the us bureau of missing persons reports that in 1968 over 100,000 people disappeared leaving no solid clues nor traceonly a space in the lives of their friends.”
“My favorite color is rainbow.”

Source : Katherine Applegate (2008). “Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs”, HarperCollins
“As a biblical inerrantist, I believe that what the Bible teaches is true and bow to the text, including its teaching about the Flood and its universality.”
“war and the 'war of the sexes' are neither divinely nor biologically ordained.”
“I learned denial from my mother. I just never confronted things and if anybody did, I just would go crazy.”
“People like you are the reason People like me need medication.”

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