"I know what to do with my life. I just don't know what to do with this one night."

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Source : Joshua Ferris (2008). “Then We Came to the End”, p.159, Penguin UK

Joshua Ferris

“The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.”
“If all the year were playing holidays; To sport would be as tedious as to work.”
“The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.”
“Very few people are capable of sustained effort, and that's the reason why we have comparatively few outstanding successes.”
“I'm just crazy about Tiffany's!”
“That's funny, you're funny. I like you, I'm quite taken by you.”
“Look atÂ The Adventure. A boat by night is a wonderful sight. This is the way to start a new life, with a hurricane lamp shining at the top of the mast, and the coastline disappearing behind one as the whole world lies sleeping. Making a journey by night is more wonderful than anything in the world.”
“Although the advice that you get if you got to see Margaret is 'stand up for yourself, shout back, and argue the toss and then she will respect you', the trouble is that sort of advice to the English middle-class male of a certain age doesn't actually help us very much because we've always been brought up to believe that it's extremely rude to shout back at women.”

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