"A hole in the ice is dangerous only to those who go skating."

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Source : Rex Stout (2013). “Too Many Cooks/Champagne for One”, p.128, Bantam

Rex Stout

#Ice Quotes #Safety Quotes #Skating Quotes

“I am not afraid of aging, but more afraid of people's reactions to my aging.”
“English is my second language, but in Hong Kong, they don't know that I'm from China. They think I'm from Hollywood because all the films they see are from here. China and Hong Kong are very different places, but they're starting to merge. Still the culture is very different.”
“I was a single parent, and I was prohibited from working.”
“There is no bleaker moment in life of the city than that one which crosses the boundary lines between those who have not slept all night and those who are going to work. It was for Sabina as if two races of men and women lived on earth, the night people and the day people, never meeting face to face except at this moment.”
“Heaven breathes thro' ev'ry member of the whole One common blessing, as one common soul.”
“Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch more and to make eye contact more frequently.”
“Sometimes you have to be your own best friend.”

Source : Perry Moore (2007). “Hero”, Disney-Hyperion
“Trout aren't naturally as selective as they've become in crowded tailwaters - they've been trained to be like that by too much fishing pressure. I've seen tailwater fish that are so hysterical they'll refuse naturals. You wonder how they get enough to eat.”

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