"We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can."

-- Cullen Hightower

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“It was a spring day, the sort that gives people hope: all soft winds and delicate smells of warm earth. Suicide weather.”
“For most of the universe's life is not all gummy wads and tarty tarts; is a struggle against hardship, unfairness, corruption, abuse, and adversity in all its guises, where even to survive - let alone survive with dignity - is heroic. To soldier through the days in the wake of failure is the courageous act of many.”

Source : Frank Beddor (2006). “The Looking Glass Wars”, Dial Books for Young Readers
“I'm so very proud to be a part of Playmate history. It's such an honour to be one of 12 girls selected each year to represent Playboy all over the world!”
“You get whatever you expect to get. The only question is. What do you want?”

Source : FaceBook post by Mark Victor Hansen from Aug 08, 2015
“Home. When it rains, you can smell the leaves in the forest and the sand. It's all so small and mild, the landscape surrounding the lake, so manageable. The leaves and the sand are so close, it's as if you might, if you wanted, pull them on over your head. And the lake always laps at the shore so gently, licking the hand you dip into it like a young dog, and the water is soft and shallow.”

Source : Jenny Erpenbeck (2011). “Visitation”, p.34, Granta Books
“What's the best part of being a mathematician? I'm not a religious man, but it's almost like being in touch with God when you're thinking about mathematics. God is keeping secrets from us, and it's fun to try to learn some of the secrets.”

Source : Paul Richard Halmos, John Ewing, F.W. Gehring (1991). “PAUL HALMOS Celebrating 50 Years of Mathematics: Celebrating 50 Years of Mathematics”, p.21, Springer Science & Business Media
“It's interesting to watch myself with an audience; I'm trying hard to learn from it.”
“Inside the Great Mystery that is, we don't really own anything. What is this competition we feel then, before we go, one at a time, through the same gate?”

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