"The cruellest thing you can do to Kerouac is reread him at thirty-eight."

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Hanif Kureishi

#Eight Quotes #Thirty Quotes

“There's a whole gay culture in DC, and there are as many gay Republicans as there are gay Democrats.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Just as a warrior must anticipate his enemyâ€™s behavior and reactions and understand the dangers, and just as a hunter must know the behavior patterns of animals that he hunts, in order for us to heal, to achieve and maintain a state of mental and physical health,we must be in touch with our body and be aware of the symptoms of illness. Our ability to heal, and the healing process itself, should never be taken for granted. Vanity often keeps us from accepting that weâ€™ll all inevitably face cycles of being weaker and stronger,sicker and healthier.”

Source : Ori Hofmekler (2009). “The Warrior Diet: Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body”, p.11, North Atlantic Books
“On Platini's presidential watch... he has to balance all the leagues, all the dreams and needs of hundreds of clubs across his continent.”
“It is like a piece of my soul had been lost, empty, and it is now filled with the light of a million stars.”

Source : Beth Revis (2011). “Across the Universe”, p.105, Penguin
“I've always been an optimist and I believe laughter is a wonderful thing”
“Perhaps some day men will raise a tablet reading in letters of gold: 'All honor to women, the first disenfranchised class in history who, unaided by any political party, won enfranchisement by its own effort ... and achieved the victory without the shedding of a drop of human blood. All honor to women of the world!”
“With family dramas, it's hard to keep those stories alive.”
“The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is a breezy, big-hearted treat, especially if you've ever wondered about the inner workings of America's national treasures--neighborhood bookstores.”

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