"When I donâ€™t understand, I have an unbearable itch to know why."

-- Robert A. Heinlein

#Unbearable Quotes

“I'm not mad, though," Kat said. "You lied to me, and I lied to you. We're even." Finally he lost the grin. "When did you lie?" She gave him a Sweet'N Low smile, as if his amusement had been poured into her. "Every time we messed around. I didn't actually enjoy myself, if you know what I mean.”
“Heart turned to me, his face thoughtÂful. â€œYesÂterÂday mornÂing. Yes, that means that Daphne hadnâ€™t been home for two days beÂfore that.â€ He smiled at me. â€œYou were supÂposed to be the AlÂphaâ€™s eye canÂdy.â€ Adam laughed. â€œWhat?â€ I asked him. â€œYou donâ€™t think Iâ€™d be good eye canÂdy?â€ I looked down at my overÂalls and grease-â€‹stained hands. Iâ€™d torn anÂothÂer nail to the quick. â€œHonÂey is eye canÂdy,â€ said Ben apoloÂgetÂicalÂly. â€œYouâ€™re . . . just you.â€ â€œMine,â€ said Adam, edgÂing beÂtween Heart and me. â€œMine is what she is.”
“I wasn't a child at 13, were you?”
“Stones in the road? I save every single one, and one day I'll build a castle.”
“This is life. It is everywhere, and it is here for the taking. I am alive and I know this, now, in a more profound way than when I am doing anything else. These sights are ephemeral, fleeting treasures that have been offered to me and to me alone. No other person in the history of the world, anywhere in all of time and space, has been granted this gift to be here in my place. And I am privileged, through the camera, to take this moment away with me. That is why I photograph.”
“If someone asks you for something, provide them with a clear "No" or a delivery date.”
“Gorillas are in danger of being wiped out by the Ebola virus. I feel like we have limited time to get to know them and understand them and they're going to disappear - that's terrifically sad. Wouldn't it be great if we could stop that?”
“Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach?”

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