"We're all getting too smart. Our brains are just getting bigger and bigger, and the world dries up and dies when there's too much thought and not enough heart."

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Source : Aimee Bender (2011). “The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories”, p.11, Anchor

Aimee Bender

#Smart Quotes #Heart Quotes #Brain Quotes

“The separation of Church and State in everything relating to taxation should be absolute.”
“Metal never goes away. It drifts in and out, but the true fans are always there for it.”
“The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.”
“September: it was the most beautiful of words, heâ€™d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret.”

Source : Alexander Theroux (1981). “Darconville's cat”, Doubleday Books
“Everyone who was here [Sheraton Universal Hotel] when I won still works here, so the two biggest moments in my career are intersecting. It's so cool that I can say "hi" to everybody.”
“Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe”
“Normally, you would not call ice a mineral.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“That's actually one of the most disappointing things about doing user interviews and user feedback, which is why I think... people don't do it. You're going to get negative news about your favorite pet feature most of the time.”

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