"He ran his hand up and down his left achilles tendon. Very tender; better pay attention to it and back off if it gets any worse. Maybe ice it. The old Injury Evasion Fandango. Did it ever end?"

-- John L. Parker Jr.

#Running Quotes #Hands Quotes #Ice Quotes

“I Used To Believe In Reincarnation, But That Was In a Past Life.”
“All knowledge is oriented toward some object and is influenced in its approach by the nature of the object with which it is pre-occupied. But the mode of approach to the object to be known is dependent upon the nature of the knower.”

Source : Karl Mannheim (2013). “Ideology and Utopia”, p.77, Routledge
“What! Would you make no distinction between hypocrisy and devotion? Would you give them the same names, and respect the mask as you do the face? Would you equate artifice and sincerity? Confound appearance with truth? Regard the phantom as the very person? Value counterfeit as cash?”
“Might. Is there any opiate more powerful than that word?”
“Like there's actually a need for Greenland. You can get ice at 7-Eleven.”

Source : Steve Kluger (2009). “My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park”, p.83, Penguin
“Saying you're through with romance is like saying you're done with living, Betty. Life is better with a little romance, you know.”
“I look at it this way: I got to do better than yesterday.”
“Don't remind the world that it is sick and troubled. Remind it that it is beautiful and free.”

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