"She pulls away, pats me on the shoulder with three mini-pats, like those used to pet reptiles."

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Dave Eggers

#Pet Quotes #Three Quotes #Reptiles Quotes

“I am a witch, by which I mean that I am somebody who believes that the earth is sacred, and that women and women's bodies are one expression of that sacred being.”

Source : "Womanspirit Rising: A Feminist Reader in Religion". Book by Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow, 1979.
“To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.”
“But alas! Like many another consummation devoutly to be wished, the actual performance was a disappointing one.”

Source : Fred Reinfeld (2012). “The Immortal Games of Capablanca”, p.10, Courier Corporation
“Why not spend that time on art: painting, sculpting, charcoal, pastel, oils? Are words or numbers more important than images? Who decides this? Does algebra move you to tears? Can plural possessives express the feelings in your heart? If you don't learn art now, you will never learn to breathe!”
“After that really, I spent the majority of the spring going to tons and tons of regional festivals throughout America. Every corner of the country, I took the movie to twenty film festivals or something to that extent. I've lost track. Probably done Q&As 40-50 times at this point. It's always hard to watch something I've made, but I've got a little more objectivity and kind of see the film as not just an extension of myself.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“When I was acting, I got trained in creating a character as a three-dimensional person. If you're doing it right you should be able to draw an audience into the character's world and make them feel their fears.”
“I know that the only completely happy life for man and for woman is their life, first together, and then with their children. I am a firm believer that no marriage can be really happy, and no home a happy one for the children as well, unless man puts woman first and woman puts man first, each for the other the giver of every good gift. Children are the fruit of this total love.”
“The Internet will save higher education, but it may kill your alma mater.”

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