"I don't know if I've come of age, but I'm certainly older now. I feel shrunken, as if there's a tiny ancient Oliver Tate inside me operating the levers of a life-size Oliver-shaped shell. A shell on which a decrepit picture show replays the same handful of images. Every night I come to the same place and wait till the sky catches up with my mood. The pattern is set. This is, no doubt, the end."

-- Joe Dunthorne

#Night Quotes #Sky Quotes #Waiting Quotes

“Democracy in China is like Viagra; no such thing as free elections.”
“In my entire life growing up I've never heard my dad say an unkind word about anyone. My father has always taken the high road in life and to me he's a complete inspiration without being a pushover.”

Source : Interview with Pati Buehler, www.broadwayworld.com. June 18, 2008.
“I was so lucky to walk away with two Super Bowls and know that the last year was positive.”
“With music, one's whole future life is brightened. This is such a treasure in life that it helps us over many troubles and difficulties. Music is nourishment, a comforting elixir. Music multiplies all that is beautiful and of value in life.”
“This ocean circulation, a northbound current that sinks and then moves southbound, tends to go through multi-decadal changes.”
“To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.”
“To have peace with this peculiar life; to accept what we do not understand; to wait calmly for what awaits us, you have to be wiser than I am.”
“Here's what I'm saying, that there is now ongoing a post-mortem review of what could have gone better [during Hillary Clinton campaign] and what mistakes may have been made.”

Source : "Rep. Keith Ellison On Why He Deserves To Be DNC Chairman". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. November 30, 2016.

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