"She's quite intelligent, in my stupidity."

-- J. D. Salinger

#Intelligent Quotes #Stupidity Quotes

“Who would have predicted... that Dubcek, who brought the tanks in in Czechoslovakia in 1968 is now being proclaimed a hero in Czechoslovakia. Unbelievable.”
“Prayer sometimes dulls the hunger of the pauper, like a mother's finger thrust into the mouth of her starving baby.”

Source : "Prince of the Ghetto". Book by Maurice Samuel (p. 162), 1948.
“Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.”
“The Santa Anas blew in hot from the desert, shriveling the last of the spring grass into whiskers of pale straw. Only the oleanders thrived, their delicate poisonous blooms, their dagger green leaves. We could not sleep in the hot dry nights, my mother and I.”

Source : Janet Fitch (2013). “White Oleander”, p.7, Hachette UK
“The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.”
“It is within the sanctuary of the Church that we protect our faith. Meeting together with others who believe, we pray and find answers to our prayers; we worship through music, share testimony of the Savior, serve one another, and feel the Spirit of the Lord. We partake of the sacrament, receive the blessings of the priesthood, and attend the temple. . . When you are faced with a test of faith, stay within the safety and security of the household of God. There is always a place for you here. No trial is so large we can't overcome it together.”
“Cacao has great nutritional value, a lot of protein, which strengthens a person, and without sugar it is not fattening.”
“I'm not into high literature, but I think all my books are literate.”

Source : "From the archive: James Herbert on rats and redemption". Interview with Andrew Billen, www.theguardian.com. 1993.

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