"There is something peculiarly dispriting about the emptiness that wells up when, in a strange city, one dials the same telephone numbers in vain."

-- W. G. Sebald

#Cities Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Telephones Quotes

“In the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life.”
“Faith is the cure that heals all troubles. Without faith there is no hope and no love. Faith comes before hope, and before love. (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Zaidi bani Tihama)”
“Does it matter how long they were together that night? To lovers, an hour can last a century. But even for lovers, every hour ends.”
“Eating smart is all about having an awareness of your body. The most obvious way to do that is by seeing it. So when you're trying to lose weight, spend more time wearing less. I don't think I could eat a plate of nachos naked - could you?”

Source : "Swimsuit Model Marisa Miller ShareMarisa Miller: The Secret to Living a Sexier Lifes Her Secret to Staying in Shape: Eat Naked!". Interview with Caroline Schaefer, www.womenshealthmag.com. December 15, 2011.
“When you find the right components inÂ your life, the right people, that gel with you, then you feel as though you're invincible. It may be a fallacy, but you at least feel as though you can take all that life has to dish out.”
“Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing after all.”
“I told my nephew that if he wanted to get on in motor racing, the first thing he should do was master English. Thank goodness he now speaks it.”
“Truth is not determined by majority vote.”

Source : "Why not pick *nice* places for the Usenix conventions?". Douglas Gwyn's post in USENET newsgroup comp.org.usenix, groups.google.com. July 3, 1991.

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