"Strange as my circumstances were, the terms of this debate are as old and commonplace as man; much the same inducements and alarms cast the die for any tempted and trembling sinner; and it fell out with me, as it falls with so vast a majority of my fellows, that I chose the better part and was found wanting in the strength to keep to it."

-- Robert Louis Stevenson

#Fall Quotes #Men Quotes #Alarms Quotes

“Talking is something you can't do judiciously unless you keep in practice.”

Source : Dashiell Hammett (2007). “Vintage Hammett”, p.136, Vintage
“My mom dressed me in silk to go to elementary school.”
“You wrong yourself and me by assuming my interest in you is purely physical,â€ he went on. â€œI told you I am eager to further our acquaintance. I want to know what you think about things. What you want out of life. What you dream. -Lucien to Alice”

Source : Gaelen Foley (2002). “Lord of Fire”, p.102, Ballantine Books
“Physical fitness is vital for the optimal function of the brain, for retardation of the onset of serious arteriosclerosis which is beginning to appear in early adult life, and for longevity, and a useful and healthy life for our older citizens.”
“I got in an argument with a girlfriend inside of a tent. That's a bad place for an argument, because I tried to walk out, and had to slam the flap.”
“I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen.”
“There is the before. And then there is the after. Happiness is what you choose, what you follow, not what follows you. These are the things I have seen, these are the things I now know, these are the things I will carry with me as I go.”

Source : Allison Winn Scotch (2010). “The One That I Want: A Novel”, p.270, Crown
“People compare me to Angelina Jolie, and she's so serious and stoic. I'm the opposite.”

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