"But I tell you one thing, I don't want to be immortal if it mean living forever, cause then everybody else just die and get old in front of you while you stay the same, and that's just sad."

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Source : Rebecca Skloot (2010). “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”, p.310, Broadway Books

Rebecca Skloot

#Mean Quotes #Forever Quotes #Causes Quotes

“People tend to box little girls in. They teach them to sit properly and stand quietly and not attract attention. Sports is one place where girls can be free and enjoy the exhilaration of movement.”
“Provided the development coordinator has a communications medium at least as good as the Internet and knows how to lead without coercion, many heads are inevitably better than one.”
“I canâ€™t make this decision for youâ€¦this oneâ€™s yours. I want you to know, though, that I love you. And I always will. I know that doesnâ€™t help, but itâ€™s all I can do.”
“I bet you Cinderella didn't get along with Prince Charming's friends. Oh sure, the knights and barons probably put up with her on account that she was pretty and had such dainty feet and all, but you should know every duchess and contess in the kingdom hated her guts.”

Source : Janette Rallison (2009). “How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend”, p.7, Penguin
“When I first arrived in beautiful Zimbabwe, it was difficult to understand that 35 percent of the population is HIV positive. It really wasn't until I was invited to the homes of people that I started to understand the human toll of the epidemic.”
“I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.”
“I have listened to college radio quite a lot. I never went to college, so actually the college radio station is sort of like the closest I got to some kind of college experience.”
“If I had to give up reading or give up listening to music, I suspect I'd stick with the music.”

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