"What deity in the realms of dementia, what rabid god decocted out of the smoking lobes of hydrophobia could have devised a keeping place for souls so poor as is this flesh. This mawky worm-bent tabernacle."

-- Cormac McCarthy

#Smoking Quotes #Soul Quotes #Flesh Quotes

“I used my pants to illustrate.”
“There is a secret psychology of money. Most people don't know about it. That's why most people never become financially successful. A lack of money is not the problem; it is merely a symptom of what's going on inside of you.”
“Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.”
“Loyalty is uncommon, unconditional and uncompromising. Every winning team has it.”
“The eternal sea of politics is best left to politicians.”
“We need to make peace with who we are so insecurities don't become a distraction to how we live. Just because I sometimes feel insecure doesn't mean I have to be insecure.”
“Accountability makes no sense when it undermines the larger goals of education.”

Source : Diane Ravitch (2016). “The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education”, p.18, Basic Books
“O, ah! The awareness of emptiness brings forth a heart of compassion!”

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