"Between the ages of 8 and 12 it was difficult to know what my father was saying, and he moved very slowly, and then he died."

-- Colm Toibin

#Father Quotes #Age Quotes #Difficult Quotes

“Do I need men? I don't think it's about needing men. It's about love.”
“Thank you for bringing me to ThunderClan. Tell Bluestar I have always been grateful for the home she gave me. This is a good place to die. I only regret that I will miss watching you become what StarClan has destined you to be.”
“There is ebb and flow. Leaving and coming. Flight and fall. Sing and silent. Reaching and reached.”
“Most people don't remember names, for the simple reason that they don't take the time and energy necessary to concentrate and repeat and fix names indelibly in their minds. They make excuses for themselves; they are too busy.”
“Let's cause some senators distress.”
“Patriotic societies seem to think that the way to educate school children in a democracy is to stage bigger and better flag-saluting.”
“Follow your image as far as you can no matter how useless you think it is. Push yourself.”
“I have the same pet peeve as Anderson Cooper, which is bare feet in public. I hate it. It so grosses me out, especially in New York. Oh my God, New York in the summer with people and their feet in their sandals and their flip-flops, like get it away!”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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