"You can cry in public as long as you don not sob. Tears are transparent. If youâ€™re walking fast, if the sunâ€™s too strong, no one notices. Sobs intrude. They push their way into peopleâ€™s consciousness. They feel duty-bound to ask what has happened."

-- Jerry Pinto

#Strong Quotes #Long Quotes #People Quotes

“Risks are a measure of people. People who won't take them are trying to preserve what they have. People who do take them often end up having more.”
“There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.”
“The Romans used every housing form known today and they have a remarkably modern look.”

Source : Stephen Gardiner (2002). “The house: its origins and evolution”, Constable & Company Limited
“John Kerry was the big winner in Iowa. Ted Kennedy introduced Kerry as the 'comeback kid.' That used to be Bill Clinton's name - because every time he would come back to a city, he would find out if he had a kid or not.”
“Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.”
“The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman.”
“Magic is not inherently anything. It is what you sell it as.”
“I used to wonder why Lucy liked those songs so much. You know what I mean? She sits in the dark and listens and cries. Music does that to her...I didn't understand for a long time. But I do now. The sad songs are a safe hurt. It's a diversion. It's controlled. And maybe it helps you imagine that real pain will be like that. But it's not. Lucy knows that, of course. You can't prepare for real pain. You just have to let it rip you apart.”

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