"It was in the air, or so it seemed to Kiki, this hatred of women and their bodies- it seeped in with every draught in the house; people brought it home on their shoes, they breathed it in off their newspapers. There was no way to control it."

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Zadie Smith

#Home Quotes #Air Quotes #Shoes Quotes

“I've been training so long, its second nature to push myself to the limit.”
“I keep attacking the villains, the know-nothings, the people who want to take our freedoms away.”
“God, I pray Thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you, Lord Jesus.”
“The speed of the fleet is not determined by the fastest vessel; rather it is determined by the slowest one.”
“I briefly considered doing Edgar Allan Poe and just swearing a lot.”

Source : "Q+A: Andy Richter's Secret to Happiness". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.esquire.com. March 13, 2012.
“Just when I discovered the meaning of life, they changed it.”
“When people ask if the United States can afford to place on trial the president, if the system can stand impeachment, my answer is, "Can we stand anything else?”
“You get a series of super-typhoons into Shanghai and millions of people die. Does the population there lose faith in Chinese government? Does China start to fissure? I'd prefer to deal with a rising, dominant China any day.”

Source : "'Climate Change War' Is Not a Metaphor". Interview with Eric Holthaus, www.slate.com. April 18, 2014.

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