"I have lived with magic and without magic, and I can tell you with certainty that a life with magic is better...."

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Source : FaceBook post by Chris Bohjalian from Oct 08, 2015

Chris Bohjalian

#Magic Quotes #Certainty Quotes

“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kurt Vonnegut from Oct 01, 2012
“Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means that we can change our first impressions . . . by changing the experiences that comprise those impressions.”
“Many a lash in the dark doth con science give the wicked.”
“If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.”

Source : "Andrés Iniesta: Football isn't a science. We play this way because it suits us" by Sid Lowe, www.theguardian.com. November 9, 2012.
“At the descriptive level, certainly, you would expect different cultures to develop different sorts of ethics and obviously they have; that doesn't mean that you can't think of overarching ethical principles you would want people to follow in all kinds of places.”
“Basically ... out of all the ridiculous religion stories which are greatly, wonderfully ridiculousâ€”the silliest one I've ever heard is, 'Yeah ... there's this big giant universe and it's expanding, it's all gonna collapse on itself and we're all just here just 'cause ... just 'cause'. That, to me, is the most ridiculous explanation ever.”
“In the summer I stretch out on the shore And think of you. Had I told the sea What I felt for you, It would have left its shores, Its shells, Its fish, And followed me.”
“In 2008, when the real estate market blew up, it principally hurt older people who saw the value of their houses go down, along with their pension plans.”

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