"I will never be without information,' she determined. 'I will do better than my sisters. If a bird or any other beast comes out of that uncanny republic where husbands are grown, I will see him with his skin off before I agree to fall in love.' For this is how Marya Morevna surmised that love was shaped: an agreement, a treaty between two nations that one could either sign or not as they pleased."

-- Catherynne M. Valente

#Falling In Love Quotes #Husband Quotes #Agreement Quotes

“People think I am a womanizer.”
“We're also fairly stubborn, I think, fairly independent. We have our share of difficulties with our federal government, although I've tried to as I am here encourage a better way of discussing those problems.”
“It used to be that we imagined that our mobile phones would be for us to talk to each other. Now, our mobile phones are there to talk to us.”
“Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.”
“I've done yoga, and I want to start Pilates soon.”

Source : "Style & Substance: Monica Keena". Interview with Farrah Weinstein, nypost.com. September 17, 2000.
“When we live up to our Constitution, let's form a Conga line around the Capitol and bungee jump off the dome.”
“The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.”
“A man doesn't realize how much he can stand until he is put to the test. You can stand far more than you think you can. You are much stronger than you think you are.”

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