"Where exactly do you put your hands on somebody who hurts everywhere?"

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Source : Charles D'Ambrosio (2006). “The Dead Fish Museum”, p.62, Vintage

Charles D'Ambrosio

#Hurt Quotes #Hands Quotes #Chaos Quotes

“I cannot cure everybody. I cannot help everybody. But to tell the lonely person that I am not far or different from that lonely person, that I am with him or her, that's all I think we can do and we should do.”
“The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.”
“Children are the root of all evil.... Happy the man who has his quiver empty.”

Source : William John Locke (1922). “A Christmas Mystery: The Story of Three Wise Men”, p.7, Library of Alexandria
“People say that you can't change people's minds with a movie or book, but how do they get formed in the first place? They get formed by what we see and read. In a certain way, movies are ahead of their times. People make them and don't really know if the audience will respond to them. Once in a while, they do.”
“His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.”
“I definitely felt by the time I got to grad school - which was a great experience - I was like, Whats the difference between the teachers and the students? Why are the teachers teachers if they want to be acting? It didnt make sense to me anymore. Its not like you learn how to set a broken bone and you get the stamp of approval.”
“I'm always looking for just the right song that has something to say.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“When people want me to sign an autograph in a restaurant, and I'm eating. I don't even have to say no, I just kind of stop and look at them ... "Oh, okay. I'll ... I'll come back."”

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