"I need to figure out the secret. I need to work out how to keep things flying back to me instead of always flying away."

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Source : Carol Rifka Brunt (2012). “Tell the Wolves I'm Home: A Novel”, p.350, Dial Press

Carol Rifka Brunt

#Work Out Quotes #Flying Quotes #Secret Quotes

“You can find examples of how little we value ourselves everywhere you look. The signs on the front of the convenience stores where Stephen lives in Florida tell the story. Beer, ice, bread and milk are the big come-ons. The order of the words varies, but beer and ice are always two of the top four staples for sale. If we were all taking care of ourselves, wouldn't the convenience stores compete for our dollars with signs that read "Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Milk"?”
“Let me ask you something, in all the years that you have undressed in front of a gentleman has he ever asked you to leave? Has he ever walked out and left? No? Itâ€™s because he doesnâ€™t care! Heâ€™s in a room with a naked girl, he just won the lottery”
“There's one advantage in having been around as long as I have. Everybody in the Senate knows me, and - I'm going to say something presumptuous, to repeat myself - I think most respect me.”
“In the half darkness I winked to my other self, my mad dictator, and congratulated him on his droll victory. I closed my eyes and felt the warmth flowing from Shosha's head to my face. What did I have to lose? Nothing more than what everyone loses anyway.”
“Asking is the first step in the Creative Process, so make it a habit to ask.”
“Progress is cumulative in science and engineering, but cyclical in finance.”
“Liberty must be a mighty thing; for by it God punishes and rewards nations.”
“Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.”

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