"A rose to the living is more Than sumptuous wreaths to the dead."

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Source : Nixon Waterman (1919). “The Girl Wanted: A Book of Friendly Thoughts”

Nixon Waterman

#Rose Quotes #Wreaths Quotes

“Just know this, if that day does come where I do win this mirrorball, know that I didn't just win it for me, but I won it for all of us with MS.”

Source : Facebook post by Jack Osbourne, www.facebook.com. October 28, 2013.
“You can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside, it doesn't feel good.”

Source : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.291, Scholastic Inc.
“The only thing workers have to bargain with is their skill or their labor. Denied the right to withhold it as a last resort, they become powerless. The strike is therefore not a breakdown of collective bargaining-it is the indispensable cornerstone of that process.”
“You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate." "Consciously, sir, consciously," Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. "I hate them consciously.”

Source : Joseph Heller (2010). “Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.395, Simon and Schuster
“Blood may be thicker than water, but it is still sticky, unpleasant and generally nauseating.”
“I think one of the reasons musicians keep doing what they do and writers keep doing what they do, is that we're totally unsuited for anything else. And I for one am much too lazy.”
“A lost election can have the jolt of a drop through the gallows door, leading to a dark night of the soul in which the future presses down like a cloud that will never lift.”
“"Okay," I said,hoping I sounded confident, like taking the life force out of ghouls was one of my favorite hobbies, right up there with knitting and sudoku.”

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