"Pleasure, I remind myself, is inseparable from its lawfully wedded mate, pain."

--

Source : T.C. Boyle (2001). “A Friend of the Earth”, p.21, Penguin

T.C. Boyle

#Pain Quotes #Pleasure Quotes #Mates Quotes

“Even the sadistic misogyny of Buddha and Christ was nothing but an attempt to gain the better of a vastly superior opponent.”

Source : Fumiko Enchi (2015). “Masks”, p.124, Vintage
“America is still the best country for the common man -- white or black ... if he can't make it here he won't make it anywhere else.”
“So? You think people stop talking to you when they are dead?”

Source : Mal Peet (2006). “Tamar”, Walker Books Limited
“I'm a Republican. I may go into politics myself.”
“You shall by faith sustain yourself and comfort yourself in your Lord, and be strong in His power; for you are in the beaten and common way to heaven, when you are under our Lord's crosses. You have reason to rejoice in it, more than in a crown of gold; and rejoice and be glad to bear the reproaches of Christ.”
“Free competition is worth more to society than it costs.”
“I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up.”
“Jim Rohrbach sticks to his rules. You can learn from him and win, or ignore him and lose. It's an easy choice. He gives trend following a good name!”

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