

“Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil or a better break or a string of pearls or a pair of pants or a wig with curls or another chance. Everyone is just waiting.”
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“The children glanced at her for a moment but then kept their heads down and eyes on their food. They were used to ignoring the drama that happened right in front of them. No one spoke. Exhaustion had set in, mentally and physically.”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted

“ملاحظة التغيرات البسيطة تجعلك تتأقلم مع التغيرات الجذرية التي قد تصادفك مستقبلا”
― Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life...
― Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life...

“Art has two great functions. First, it provides an emotional experience. And then, if we have the courage of our own feelings, it becomes a mine of practical truth. We have had the feelings ad nauseam. But we've never dared dig the actual truth out of them, the truth that concerns us, whether it concerns our grandchildren or not.”
― Studies in Classic American Literature
― Studies in Classic American Literature

“Did you know? There are three major milestones in human evolution. One, the discovery of fire; two, the invention of the wheel; three, the creation of budget airlines.”
― Saint Richard Parker
― Saint Richard Parker
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