"Maybe innocence is a skin you must shed to build layers more resistant to the caustic truths of the world."

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Source : Héctor Tobar (2011). “The Barbarian Nurseries: A Novel”, p.257, Macmillan

Hector Tobar

#Skins Quotes #World Quotes #Layers Quotes

“Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought.”
“I've got plenty of love in my life already in the form of my sons and a few good friends who I value dearly.”
“All nature ... is a respiration Of the Spirit of God, who, in breathing hereafter Will inhale it into his bosom again, So that nothing but God alone will remain.”
“There's only room for one dominant female in the McMahon family... and that's me!”
“No stranger ever comes up and talks to me. I'm the invisible woman.”
“Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 30, 2014
“Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.”
“There is something about dance that is actually a great tension. There is something that is incredibly freeing about dancing for dancers who do it. They tend to be really arty and interesting people in real life.”

Source : "Writer-Director George Nolfi Exclusive Interview THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 26, 2011.

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