"This is what it's like to get old: You still feel 19, except your knees hurt"

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Source : "Regrets at Fordham". Interview with Keith Gessen, nplusonemag.com. December 17, 2011.

J. D. Daniels

#Hurt Quotes #Knees Quotes #Feels Quotes

“I just wanted to thank you' he says, his voice low. 'A group of scientists told you that my genes were damaged, that there was something wrong with me - they showed you the test results that proved it. And even I started to believe it.' He touches my face, his thumb skimming my cheekbone, and his eyes are on mine, intense and insistent. 'You never believed it,' he says 'Not for a second. You always insisted I was... I don't know, whole.”
“I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.”
“Exercises cultivated self-reliance - the foundation of courage.”

Source : "Suvorov". Book by K. Ossipov, 1945.
“The golden rule when reading the menu is, if you cannot pronounce it, you cannot afford it.”
“May God in His mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may He lead us to Himself.”

Source : Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2001). “Letters and Papers from Prison”, p.137, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
“Quite a few musicians came to our house. And my ma took me to hear many more, hoping to encourage in me a love of music. But she wouldnt consent to my having music lessons, for she feared I might end up as she had done - unable to play except from paper.”
“It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven.”
“But the universe isn't fair. Things don't work out neatly, pain, hardship and challenges divided equally among those best equipped to deal with them. Sometimes individuals have to be Atlases and carry the weight of the world alone. It shouldn't happen that way, but it does.”

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