"My brother said that at Eton, students were told caning builds character. I suppose girls are caned less because we aren't thought to have much character." "Which is the sort of thing males say when they don't know any women."

-- Mary Jo Putney

#Girl Quotes #Brother Quotes #Character Quotes

“Of Ickworth's boys, their father's joys, There is but one a bad one; The tenth is he, the parson's fee, And indeed he is a sad one. No love of fame, no sense of shame, And a bad heart, let me tell ye: Without, all brass; within, all ass, And the puppy's name is Felly.”
“Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.”
“School curricula that ignore the arts produce highly educated Barbarians”
“You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.”

Source : "Infinite Jest". Book by David Foster Wallace, February 1, 1996.
“Man becomes weak or ill by accident as a consequence of the lack of resources. Even the most severally ill patients must be treated with the aim of restoring their health.”
“Sheâ€™s the wild, feline, untamed part of you, your sexual alter ego and the opposite of the â€œgood girlâ€ or â€œlittle lady.â€ Some of us know her better than others do, but I would venture to guess that your erotic creature hasnâ€™t seen nearly enough light of day.”
“I'd like to have a word for 'the sadness inspired by failing restaurants' as well as for 'the excitement of getting a room with a minibar.”
“There are certain lovers and friends, no matter what fights they get into, you know they're going to get back together because there's something in their personalities that are drawn together - in love or hate or compassion or disappointment.”

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