"There is nothing quite as unpleasant as wearing a pair of briefs which have been trailed through a Calcutta courtyard. Nothing, that is, except having one's elbows and knees lacerated by unseen slivers of glass and discarded razor blades."

-- Tahir Shah

#Glasses Quotes #Elbows Quotes #Razors Quotes

“I was expecting it to be cynical because I'm like that myself. I wouldn't want it to be all roses because life isn't like that.”
“Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?”
“You're here, on your knees, praying as the seconds on your Mickey Mouse clock tick by, but in God's time, you're working with Him at the moment of creation, when there is no time.”

Source : Amy Welborn (2002). “Prove It! Prayer”, p.36, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing
“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”
“I went through this delayed-adolescence thing. I didn't want to be tied down to a family.”
“I had a dream. And it came true.”

Source : "'Argo,' 'Life Of Pi' Win Top Oscars". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 25, 2013.
“Into the winter's gray delight, Into the summer's golden dream, Holy and high and impartial, Death, the mother of Life, Mingles all men for ever.”
“I will bring you flowers from the mountains, bluebells, dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses. I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.”

Source : Pablo Neruda (1975). “Pablo Neruda: selected poems”

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