"As naturally as the oak bears an acorn and the vine a gourd, man bears a poem, either spoken or done."

-- Henry David Thoreau

#Men Quotes #Gourds Quotes #Vines Quotes

“But I've always been fascinated with that prettiest-girl-in-the-class person that I never was, getting inside her head and showing that she's just as tormented and messed up as everybody else.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“What I propose, then, is a strategy for interrogating the Darwinists to, as it were, squeeze the truth out of them.”
“Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.”
“We have two nations, and it's not black or white. It's red and blue. Under Republican leadership, cities tend to do better. Cities are destroyed under Democrats, because they don't know how to deal with the constituency; they're terrified.”
“I have never seen a food writer mention this, but all shrimp imported into the United States must first be washed in chlorine bleach to kill bugs. What this does for the taste, I do not know, but I think we should be told.”

Source : Charles Clover (2008). “The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and what We Eat”, p.301, Univ of California Press
“Baby boy, go hire a squadron My crib got more poles than a fire department.”
“A writer's brain is like a magician's hat. If you're going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first.”
“I thank God for the way he made you, distinct, special and unique. You were not made from a common mold.”

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