"For a time Jack was angry; but when he had been without the jacket for a short while he began to realize that being half-clothed is infinitely more uncomfortable than being entirely naked. Soon he did not miss his clothing in the least, and from that he came to revel in the freedom of his unhampered state."

-- Edgar Rice Burroughs

#Missing Quotes #Half Quotes #Naked Quotes

“There is nothing else anything like so interesting to ourselves as ourselves.”

Source : James Harvey Robinson (1939). “The Mind in the Making”
“All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy.”
“I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.”
“Now, they're saying I groped a male staffer. Yes, I did. Not only did I grope him, I tickled him until he couldn't breathe and four guys jumped on top of me. It was my 50th birthday.”

Source : "Exclusive: Eric Massa on 'Glenn Beck'". "Glenn Beck Program", www.foxnews.com. March 9, 2010.
“Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow.”
“Who isn't crazy sometimes? Who hasn't driven around a block hoping a certain person will come out; who hasn't haunted a certain coffee shop, or stared obsessively at an old picture; who hasn't toiled over every word in a letter, taken four hours to write a two-sentence email, watched the phone praying it will ring; who doesn't lay awake at night sick with the image of her sleeping with someone else?”
“The first time I had sex, I was scared I got the girl pregnant. And that was despite the fact we were safe. Luckily, we were fine. I would never risk not wearing a condom, itâ€™s too much of a risk. If youâ€™re not ready for a child, then donâ€™t risk it.”
“Evil almost always starts with small cruelties.”

Source : Will Schwalbe (2012). “The End of Your Life Book Club”, p.130, Vintage

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