". . . she gave him one of those broad smiles she reserved for strangers, as if she were aware of being able to pass, in their eyes, for an ordinary woman."

--

Nicole Krauss

#Eye Quotes #Able Quotes #Ordinary Quotes

“I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.”
“I believe that much of the maladjustment in our societies is caused, not by malevolence and corruption, but simply by ignorance.”

Source : GILBERT HIGHET (1950). “THE ART OF TEACHING”
“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.”
“His best-known piece is probably his "Canon in D." He also has 'Hexachordium Apollonis', which is also quite famous.”
“God's providence is not in baskets lowered from the sky, but through the hands and hearts of those who love him. The lad without food and without shoes made the proper answer to the cruel-minded woman who asked, "But if God loved you wouldn't he send you food and shoes?" The boy replied, "God told someone, but he forgot."”

Source : George Arthur Buttrick (1951). “The Interpreter's Bible: General articles on the New Testament. Matthew. Mark”, Abingdon Pr
“All things as they move toward God are beautiful, and they are ugly as they move away from Him.”
“A lot of people didn't get to see Butler's skills throughout the course of the season.”
“Alcohol causes a lot of problems, and then to solve these problems, you drink more.”

Source : "Gary Shteyngart's Rules for Vodka Drinking" by Ben Detrick, www.esquire.com. August 9, 2010.

You may also like:

Dave Eggers
Writer
Franklin Foer
Journalist
Jonathan Franzen
Novelist
Jonathan Safran Foer
Writer
Joshua Foer
Journalist
Michael Chabon
Author
Nathan Englander
Short story writer
Tea Obreht
Novelist
ZZ Packer
Author