"Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights."

-- A. E. van Vogt

#Night Quotes #Stories Quotes #Awakening Quotes

“With my hand in his, I looked at all the apartment buildings with rushes of love, peering in the wide streetside windows that revealed living rooms painted in dark burgandies and matte reds.”

Source : Aimee Bender (2011). “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”, p.67, Random House
“The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.”
“I've never really understood the desire to be immortal myself. The idea of both wanting to live forever in some form and wanting to stay young forever just sounds exhausting. It's one of those desires that people think they want but when you actually stop to think about what it actually means, it's really awful. One of the reasons that life is bearable is because it's going to end soon. One of the main concerns of fiction is how do we make a life of 85 years or so meaningful.”
“In these words lies all his power: He chose the path along which he is walking and so has no complaints.”
“I didn't say 'former president,' I said 'president,' and I have the constitutional rights according to the constitution, including immunity from prosecution.”
“Always go hard and fast enough so that when you hit the ditch you can pull out the other side.”
“I tend to eat vegetables only when I'm with the kids and the rest of the time, I'm a bit slack. But, I am weight-conscious, so I concentrate on avoiding junk food.”
“The speech of my heart will be carried on in murmurings of a song.”

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