"Time was our very first king. We all live our lives to the aggressive ticking of the clock. We don't question that our lives are a grid of seconds; even our pulses oblige. No succeeding king can hope to hold this kind of power."

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Source : FaceBook post by Lauren DeStefano from Apr 16, 2013

Lauren DeStefano

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“I have certainly had my share of long-distance love affairs.”
“I am of the international upper class, the Swedish petit bourgeoisie of Jewish extraction with poor language skills, a conveyor of a few expressions and faces, with some intonation that combines ancient human experience with timely coquetry.”

Source : "Erland Josephson obituary" by Ronald Bergan, www.theguardian.com. February 26, 2012.
“I say we must have a movement that brings those troops home and launch a crusade to transform our school buildings, we launch a crusade to see to it that every citizen has adequate and affordable housing, we launch a crusade to make universal health care. We need not soldiers anymore in the world. We've had enough of them in western history.”
“I'm into eating salads and fish. I've always been a big fish eater. I like fruit. I have friends that you have to force-feed them the good stuff. I'm lucky I actually like it. Brussel sprouts and all that.”
“There is absolutely nothing that beats hard work.”
“If you're going to love animals and have a life with them, the odds are you're going to lose them. It's helpful when you get a dog to accept the fact that this dog is not going to be with you your whole life.”

Source : "Jon Katz new book explores life after pets die". Interview with Zorianna Kit, www.reuters.com. September 25, 2011.
“I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.”
“The absence of doubt will turn humans into beasts.”

Source : Ursula Hegi (2012). “Children and Fire: A Novel”, p.249, Simon and Schuster

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