"Now, now, you aren't afraid of monsters in the dark, are you?" I caught a flash of her eyes, winking wickedly at me. "No," I said, shivering. After all, I was one of them."

-- Kiersten White

#Eye Quotes #Dark Quotes #Monsters Quotes

“[Smoking is] a dirty habit that should be banned from America by the Government, instead of moderate alcoholic drinking.”
“With relish, Thomas More thus sketches Richard's character: He was close and secret, a deep dissembler, lowly of countenance, arrogant of heart, outwardly companionable where he inwardly hated, not hesitating to kiss whom he thought to kill.”
“Seeking to know is too often learning to doubt”
“But what is more, if we have succeeded in adding to the basic understanding of our universe and ourselves, we will have made a contribution to the totality of human culture.”
“Divine love always has been, and always will be, the answer that you seek.”
“Much of the day I have busied myself making notes on the small parts in Shakespeare, often nameless, which are rewarding to the actor if only he'll not dismiss them as beneath his dignity. If I can work it up into a talk I might call it, 'Only a cough and a spit ' -the phrase so often used by actors to explain away a lack of opportunity.”

Source : Alec Guinness (1997). “My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor”, Viking Press
“I don't snack. I don't generally eat sweets or drink soda. I never eat between meals or even before big ones.”
“Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain forever young.”

Source : FaceBook post by Roger Angell from May 10, 2017

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