“One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.”
“He must have been handsome when he was alive and was handsome still, although made monstrous by his pallor and her awareness of what he was. His mouth looked soft, his cheekbones as sharp as blades, and his jaw curved, giving him an off-kilter beauty. His black hair a mad forest of dirty curls.”
“I have always said I've had a big personality, and I've always said I'm a pushy broad, and I've always said I want to get things done.”
“It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.”
“Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space.”
“One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.”
“Nietzsche says that we will live the same life, over and over again. God - I'll have to sit through the Ice Capades again.”
“All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort -- a sustained effort -- to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings.”
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