"Iâ€™d been listening to men talk since I arrived in New York City. Thatâ€™s what men like to do. Talk. Profess like experts. When one finally came along who didnâ€™t say much, I listened."

-- Rachel Kushner

#New York Quotes #Men Quotes #Cities Quotes

“Resurrection , like politics , makes strange bedfellows.”
“In time you shall see Fate approach you In the shape of your own image in the mirror.”

Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2012). “Spoon River Anthology”, p.188, The Floating Press
“If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry.”
“Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.”
“Many students don't really like it (fashion). If they don't like it, they won't be able to tell you who the stylists are or the photographers. If they say they can't remember the names but they recognize the work, I'll say that's bullshit because if you were selling mobile phones, you'd know all about the phones' features and tariffs.”
“The police are asking through the bedroom door, why did I make a batch of strawberry daiquiris before I called them? Because we were out of raspberries. Because, can't they see, it just does not matter. Time was not of the essence.”
“I think I would rather live on the verge of falling and let my security be in the all-sufficiency of the grace of God than to live in some pietistic illusion of moral excellence. Not that I don't want to be morally excellent but my faith isn't in the idea that I'm more moral than anybody else. My faith is in the idea that God and His love are greater than whatever sins any of us commit.”
“We believe that the best of America is not all in Washington, D.C. ... We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard working very patriotic, um, very, um, pro-America areas of this great nation.”

Source : "Palin's 'Pro-America Areas' Remark: Extended Version". voices.washingtonpost.com. October 17, 2008.

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