Quotes from Open Season

“In Wyoming, the people owned the game animals, and they took their ownership to heart.”
― C.J. Box, quote from Open Season

“Wyomingites, Joe had observed, didn’t know what to do when it rained except get out of it, watch it through the window, and wait for it to go away.”
― C.J. Box, quote from Open Season

“The relationship between a father and his daughters, Joe had discovered, was a remarkably powerful thing. They looked to him to accomplish greatness; they expected it as a matter of course because he was their dad and therefore a great man.”
― C.J. Box, quote from Open Season

“Stops at the end of the road collected Clyde Lidgards like dams collected silt.”
― C.J. Box, quote from Open Season

“Pronghorn antelope were the second fastest mammals on earth—only an African cheetah could outrun them.”
― C.J. Box, quote from Open Season

“We’re bringing good little people into the world who have a mom and a dad who care about them and love them. They know right from wrong because their parents teach them which is which, and because their parents live by example. Somewhere, there is a reward for us, Joe. We need to believe that. We won’t just be abandoned.”
― C.J. Box, quote from Open Season

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“Драги Тео,

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Винсент

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Драги Тео,

Тази седмица направих няколко зъбни рентгенови снимки, които смятам за много сполучливи. Дега ги видя и ги разкритикува. Заяви, че са слаби в композиционно отношение. Всички кариеси били струпани в долния ляв ъгъл. Обясних му, че такава е устата на госпожа Слоткин, но той не пожела дори да ме изслуша. Каза, че рамките не му харесвали- махагонът стоял тромаво. След като си отиде, накъсах снимките на парченца. Не ми стигаше тази история, ами се заех да оправям корена на един от зъбите на госпожа Уилма Зардис, но по средата на работата паднах духом. Внезапно осъзнах, че каналът в корена не е това, което ми се работи! Лицето ми пламна, главата ми се замая. Избягах от кабинета, където можех да дишам на воля! За няколко дни изгубих съзнание и се свестих на морския бряг. Когато се върнах, тя продължаваше да стои на зъболекарския стол. Завърших работата си по задължение, но нямах сили да я подпиша.

Винсент”
― Woody Allen, quote from Without Feathers

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“is not about making the world a peaceful place; it is about us being at peace with the world.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, quote from Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata

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