"But I believed in starting over. There was finally, I knew, only rupture and hurt and falling short between all persons, but, Shirley, the best revenge was to turn your life into a small gathering of miracles. If I could not be anchored and profound, I would try, at least, to be kind."

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Source : FaceBook post by Lorrie Moore from Dec 13, 2010

Lorrie Moore

#Hurt Quotes #Revenge Quotes #Fall Quotes

“Education is so much of an organic unity that, if any of the stages or elements of it be defective, the deficiency is felt throughout all the subsequent growth of the organism.”

Source : George Trumbull Ladd (1899). “Essays on the Higher Education”
“I don't know if people really want to know how I feel about drugs. I'm not such a stickler. I believe you can choose to live your life any way you want”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Love is like a roller coaster. It can take you to the highest, most spectacular heights or drop you to bottom in seconds. However, even with the risks, love is undoubtedly worth it in the end.”
“Islam to a man is like rabies to a dog”
“I don't like to be entertaining. I don't like the feeling of being entertaining. If there was a musical or a comedy that was not just for entertainment but was rooted in something I could relate to on a real level, then I think I would do it.”
“Jim mentioned I was an ALEC member, and that's correct.”
“Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick.”
“There is really nothing left to a genuine idle man, who possesses any considerable degree of vital power, but sin.”

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