"Mom and Dad were great, but being asked where I was going every time I left the house - or where I'd been every time I returned - got old quickly."

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Source : Lauren Weisberger (2003). “The Devil Wears Prada”, p.16, Broadway Books

Lauren Weisberger

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“Why did you choose to stay here?" (...) "I don't know," he said. "It's as if there's more oxygen here.”

Source : Paolo Giordano (2009). “The Solitude of Prime Numbers”, p.283, Random House
“The only thing new is you finding out about something. Like nothing's really new, but you reinvent it for yourself and find your inner voice.”
“The moment between before and after is called Truth.”

Source : Dainin Katagiri (2017). “Returning to Silence”, p.134, Shambhala Publications
“I guess the disc jockey thought I was trying to sing or something so ... they had fun with it. But the reality was that it was something, there was a concept behind it.”
“I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both.”
“Not only are there African accomplices inside the imperialist system, but every African has a responsibility to understand the system and work for its overthrow.”

Source : "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa".
“Pleasure is the business of the young, business the pleasure of the old.”
“Being a mom has been the greatest job of my life. I am so proud of the people my children are. I can't really say why they've turned out so well. I think there's an enormous amount of honesty and communication in our home. I always tell my kids they can tell me anything and I will never judge them. Consequently, they do!”

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