"Adorable in her not-very-bright submissiveness, charming in her childlike delight in shiny floors, even forgivable in her spiteful competition for the whitest, brightest wash, Madison Avenue's girl-next door is all the American male could wish for: unless, by some miscarriage, he should fancy human companionship."

-- Vivian Gornick

#Love Quotes #Girl Quotes #Miscarriage Quotes

“L'univers?je l'en estime plus depuis que je sais qu'il ressemble a'Â Â une montre; il est surprenant que l'ordre de la nature, tout admirable qu'il est, ne roule que sur des choses si simples. I have come to esteem the universe more now that I know it resembles a watch; it is surprising that the order of nature, as admirable as it is, only runs on such simple things.”
“I'm the type of player I am.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.”

Source : Jean-Paul Sartre (2012). “Essays in Aesthetics”, p.11, Open Road Media
“It is possible to produce something that is grammatical either by chance or under the supervision of another. To be proficient in grammar, then, one must both produce what is grammatical and produce it grammatically, that is, in accord with knowledge of grammar in oneself.”
“I've never understood the point of ecstasy. I think if I wanted to get dehydrated and jump about with a load of people I've never met before I could go to a Methodist barn dance.”
“People confuse vulgar and naked with sexiness. You want the mystery!”
“I know you've been trying to get a hold of me, but I can barely get a hold of myself”

Source : Twitter post from May 24, 2012
“I did not know that history is like a blood stain that keeps on showing on the wall no matter how many new owners take possession, no matter how many times we pint over it.”

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