"He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was."

-- Melina Marchetta

#Men Quotes #Common Sense Quotes #Mouths Quotes

“I got to have about 15 minutes with Michelle Obama, and that was a big deal because youre like, Wow, Im part of living history. You know? I definitely think she could take me in an arm wrestling match.”
“Tree It is foolish to let a young redwood grow next to a house. Even in this one lifetime, you will have to choose. That great calm being, this clutter of soup pots and books-- Already the first branch-tips brush at the window. Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.”
“You have to treat Hollywood like it's your boyfriend - he's there all the time.”
“Who wants to kill you?â€ the guy asked. He was still looking over his shoulder, but his expression was puzzled. â€œThereâ€™s nobody there,â€ the girlfriend told me. â€œYouâ€™re making them think they canâ€™t see you, arenâ€™t you?â€ I said to Patch, awed by his power even as I despised his use of it.”
“People think I write fantasy, but I don't. Some things may be exaggerated or distorted, but they're realistic figures. . . . There's nothing incredible about it.”

Source : "The Complete Plays".
“For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.”
“That's the paradox. Since we can spend as long as we want, we worked so much faster than we used to. I think that when you don't have the pressure anymore, the ideas come faster.”
“Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there. I think if you've got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn't your biggest problem.Maybe you should get rid of the body before you do the wash.”

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