"I sighed. "What is life but fleeting moments of happiness strung together on necklace of despair?"

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Marian Keyes

#Together Quotes #Despair Quotes #Fleeting Quotes

“Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds.”
“What matters in a character is not whether one holds this or that opinion: what matters is how proudly one upholds it.”
“There's a fine line between information and propaganda.”
“I romanticized domesticity for a while, and loved having a shopping list of groceries stuck to the fridge for the first time.”

Source : "Kristen Stewart's 'humiliated' boyfriend Robert Pattinson moves out, wife of Rupert Sanders bemoans 'isolation' from husband". www.foxnews.com. July 26, 2012.
“But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.”
“The United States spends over $87 billion conducting a war in Iraq while the United Nations estimates that for less than half that amount we could provide clean water, adequate diets, sanitations services and basic education to every person on the planet. And we wonder why terrorists attack us.”

Source : John Perkins (2004). “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man”, p.12, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.”
“I've spent years trying to "get in touch with my inner child," but now my new therapist tells me it's mostly been inappropriate touching.”

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