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I guess he'll have to figure out someday that he is supposed to have this dark side, that it is part of what it means to be human, to have the darkness just as much as the light- that in fact the dark parts make the light visible; without them, the light would disappear. But I guess he has to figure other stuff out first, like how to keep his neck from flopping all over the place and how to sit up. Anne Lamott
Joseph Heller quote: "It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar. What the..."
It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar. What the hell does it mean when they disappear somebody? Joseph Heller
The fuck?” he said. “The fuck?” said Jess. “The fuck what?” “It's an American abbreviation,” said Martin. “ « The fuck?» means « What the fuck?» In America, they’re so busy that they don’t have time to say the « what». Nick Hornby
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. If you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away. Stephen Hawking
A man who is truthful and does not mean ill even to his adversary will be slow to believe charges even against his foes. He will, however, try to understand the viewpoints of his opponents and will always keep an open mind and seek every opportunity of serving his opponents. Mahatma Gandhi
Uh-huh," I said. "Because all you mad, evil scientists sit around whipping up batches of Pillsbury's finest during your coffee breaks. I mean, this is pathetic. James Patterson
We left home, married, had children of our own, found the seeds of meanness blooming also within us. Dad began dresssing the pole with more complexity and less discernible logic. He draped some kind of fur over it on Groundhog Day and lugged out a floodlight to ensure a shadow. George Saunders
Tom Stoppard quote: "Nowadays, an artist is someone who makes art mean the things..."
Nowadays, an artist is someone who makes art mean the things he does. Tom Stoppard
Kurt Cobain quote: "If you're really a mean person you're going to come back as a..."
If you're really a mean person you're going to come back as a fly and eat poop. Kurt Cobain
All good NewOrleanians go to look at the Mississippi at least once a day. At night it is like creeping intoa dark bedroom to look at a sleeping child--something of that sort--gives you the samewarm nice feeling, I mean. Sherwood Anderson
Christianity was beauty created by controlling a million monsters of ugliness . . . modern art and science practically mean having the million monsters and being unable to control them... Gilbert K. Chesterton
Jean Dubuffet quote: "Personally, I believe very much in values of savagery; I mean:..."
Personally, I believe very much in values of savagery; I mean: instinct, passion, mood, violence, madness. Jean Dubuffet
Words are like nets - we hope they'll cover what we mean, but we know they can't possibly hold that much joy, or grief, or wonder. Like falling in love or finding god, if it ha...ppens to you, you know what it feels like. But try to describe it to someone else - and language only takes you so far. Jodi Picoult
Remember, then, that whoever does not mean good is always in danger of harm. But I try to give everybody fair play, and those that are in the wrong are in far more need of it always than those who are in the right: they can afford to do without it. George MacDonald
I think part of the reason I'm attracted to Foster is because he's such a mess. I mean, the people I have loved in my life have never been easy to love. I'm not used to normal. I'm used to disaster. I don't know, as messed up as he is, he's also sort of exciting, sort of a challenge. I'm accustomed to working for love. Augusten Burroughs

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