"For a few minutes, maybe, life lingers in the tissues of some outlying regions of the body. Then, one by one, the lights go out and there is total blackness. And if some part of the non-entity we called George has indeed been absent at this moment of terminal shock, away out there on the deep water, then it will return to find itself homeless."

-- Christopher Isherwood

#Light Quotes #Water Quotes #Tissues Quotes

“One of the great things about doing animated movies is that you don't have to dress up or put on make-up.”
“That's what it's like when people have crawled very high up in a tree, then they sometimes need help to get down with ladders and ropes and other instruments.”

Source : "British guns blazing as EU summit opens" by Andrew Rettman, euobserver.com. June 21, 2007.
“But now the shots beganâ€”not many, but one shot is a fusillade if there have been no shots before.”
“The werewolf is neither man nor wolf, but a satanic creature with the worst qualities of both.”

Source : "Fictional character: Dr. Yogami". "Werewolf of London", www.imdb.com. 1935.
“There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.”
“At some point in every person's life, you will need an assisted medical device - whether it's your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.”
“I suppose if the offending paparazzi was wearing a hoodie and I shot him, it would all blow over.”

Source : "Alec Baldwin in Criminal Investigation After Allegedly Attacking Photographers" by Alexandra J. Gratereaux, www.foxnews.com. June 20, 2012.
“Justice has often been forged from fires of indignities and prejudices suffered. Our triumphs that celebrate the freedom of choice are hallowed. We have arrived upon another moment in history when 'We the People' becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect.”

Source : "Read the Incredibly Moving Opinion From the Judge Who Just Struck Down Virginia’s Gay-Marriage Ban" by Mariah Blake, www.motherjones.com. February 14, 2014.

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