"I wanted to talk to someone. But who? Itâ€™s moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest."

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Source : Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.158, Knopf Books for Young Readers

Rachel Cohn

#Needs Quotes #World Quotes #Moments Quotes

“Yeah, well," I say, "I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be." "That's not entirely true." He smiles at me. "That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that's not you?"... "You've been paying close attention, haven't you?" "I like to observe people/" "Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you're a terrible liar.”
“In the last few days, I have been the victim of a campaign of slander and shameful lies, a campaign which has deeply shocked and hurt me. Enough is enough.”

Source : "French PM refuses to resign over scandal" by Angelique Chrisafis, www.theguardian.com. May 2, 2006.
“[When] he's here, he's always reading. He says books stop time. I myself think he's crazy...Don't tell anyone, but when he reads something that he likes he gets real happy, turns on the music, and dances by himself, or with a broom sometimes.”
“I respect the Kennedy family. I respect their service. They do a tremendous amount of good. You don't blame the children for the sins of the father and all of that.”

Source : "Bernie Goldberg Explains Why We Should Be Thanking Rich Americans". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. December 13, 2010.
“Seems like everything people oughta know they just don't want to hear. I guess that's the big trouble with the world.”
“It's a chore for a fellow to fear for his life more than once in an evening.”
“And all those who look down on me I'm tearing down your balcony.”
“And just as you can find hip-hop lyrics beating up on all these groups, including young Black men themselves, the primary producers of the music, you can also find lyrics celebrating them.”

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