"On a whim, he stopped and bought a watch from a sidewalk vendor. Normally, Billy could not abide keeping time, especially when it was attached to oneâ€™s body. Time was like a relentlessly needy lapdog one had to haul around. It barked too much and had no sense of loyalty."

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Source : Jim Carroll (2010). “The Petting Zoo: A Novel”, p.25, Penguin

Jim Carroll

#Loyalty Quotes #Watches Quotes #Body Quotes

“The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more.”

Source : Patricia A. McKillip (2008). “The Bell at Sealey Head”, p.30, Penguin
“A lot of times we look at the whole world and think, 'it's so daunting, how can we change the whole world?' and you don't need to do that, what you need to do is change your world a little bit, and see if you can, through example, inspire others to do the same thing.”

Source : "TERRA 240 - Bioneers - Part 1". Interview with George Potter, lifeonterra.com. 2007.
“That the stars guide us, but do not compel us. It is our free will that determines the outcome of all things. God does impose his will on us, rather he makes it known and allows us to choose if we will follow it.”

Source : Kathleen McGowan (2010). “The Poet Prince”, p.140, Simon and Schuster
“This car is more fun than the entire French air force crashing into a firework factory.”
“Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth.”
“If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.”

Source : Neil Peart (2011). “Roadshow: Landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour By Motorcycle”, p.122, ECW Press
“If you want to know how to solve society's problems, you start out with better public education.”

Source : Interview with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. April 25, 2011.
“The real battle is in choosing in the edit room. It's in how you contextualize information.”

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