"I wanted it in the way you sometimes want to jump into very cold water, even though you know it won't feel good. I wanted to go numb. To see what it felt like to be someone else."

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Source : Brenna Yovanoff (2011). “The Replacement”, p.50, Simon and Schuster

Brenna Yovanoff

#Life Quotes #Water Quotes #Feel Good Quotes

“I'm such a fan of Idina Menzel! I think she's made a wonderful career in this business. I love her so much, and any role she's played, I'd love to be able to follow in her footsteps.”
“God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.”
“Marriage is a big word for all guys,â€ Shane said. â€œYou know that. Itâ€™s kind of an allergy. We get itchy and sweaty just trying to spell it, much less do it.”
“It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.”
“It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.”
“Alright...here's the deal. What's happening in this piece is very simple, over here on this side...you see that there is a very scared little kinda guy over there...wanna know why he's scared? Because this guy over here is trying to eat him.”
“How can we help students to understand that the tragedy of life is not death; the tragedy is to die with commitments undefined and convictions undeclared and service unfulfilled?”
“The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.”

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