“He said if I was good enough to throw a perfect game, I’d be good enough to date his daughter.”
― Julie Cross, quote from Whatever Life Throws at You
“Pressure is just that—pressure. It’s all in your head. It has nothing to do with what you can or can’t do.”
― Julie Cross, quote from Whatever Life Throws at You
“You should really relax your shoulders more. You look better with a neck.”
― Julie Cross, quote from Whatever Life Throws at You
“Kansas City, that’s like in Kansas, right?” I ask. “Missouri,” Frank and Dad both correct.”
― Julie Cross, quote from Whatever Life Throws at You
“If you love someone, even the best one-night stand isn’t going to erase that.”
― Julie Cross, quote from Whatever Life Throws at You
“I think you're a good person," I say quietly, before slipping the bed to retrieve my clothes. He exhales, and his eyes meet mine.
"All I know is that I want to be the person you and your dad think I am. Maybe even more than I want to be a great pitcher.”
― Julie Cross, quote from Whatever Life Throws at You
“Lenny London: In case you're wondering, running is like driving only there's more sweating and less sitting. I don't recommend trying it if you haven't already.”
― Julie Cross, quote from Whatever Life Throws at You
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“Sometimes things come out of your mouth that you regret later on. Or no, not regret. You say something so razor-sharp that the person you say it to carries it around with them for the rest of their life.”
― Herman Koch, quote from The Dinner
“Poi coloro che chiamavi rivoluzionari del cazzo, futuri seguaci dei fanatici, degli assassini che sparano revolverate in nome del proletariato e della classe operaia aggiungendo abusi agli abusi, infamie alle infamie, potere essi stessi. E guardali mentre alzano il pugno, gli ipocriti, con le loro barbette di falsi sovversivi, la loro grinta borghese di burocrati a venire, padroni a venire. Infine i preti, sintesi d’ogni potere presente e passato e futuro, di ogni prepotenza, di ogni dittatura. E guardali mentre si pavoneggiano nelle loro tonache oscure, coi loro simboli insensati, i loro turiboli d’incenso che annebbia gli occhi e la mente. In mezzo ad essi il Gran Sacerdote, il patriarca della chiesa ortodossa che ammantato di seta viola, grondante di ori e di collane, di croci preziose, zaffiri rubini smeraldi, salmodiava «Eonìa imì tu esù. Eterna sia la memoria di te»,”
― Oriana Fallaci, quote from A Man
“To look at the entire journey all at once was stupidity. You thought of it in segments; that was the only way.”
― Richard Matheson, quote from The Shrinking Man
“Her bulk seemed to fill the world, blocking out the horizon and casting a shadow over the magicians huddled on the wall. The enchantment appeared to encompass everything upon her person, for as she grew, so did the fronds of seaweed draped over her, and the pretty amber pendant on her breast expanded till it was itself the height and breadth of a grown man.
"Midsommer!" roared Lord Burrow. "Look to your wife!"
"He can hardly miss her", remarked Prunella.”
― Zen Cho, quote from Sorcerer to the Crown
“Now begin in the middle, and later learn the beginning; the end will take care of itself.”
― quote from Penpal
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