#rat

I'm very at ease, and I like it. I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn't think that was part of my makeup. But somebody said that as you get older you become the person you always should have been, and I feel that's happening to me. I'm rather surprised at who I am, because I'm actually like my dad! ↗

— David Bowie

#always #am #because #become #been

I never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part. ↗

— David Bowie

#could #even #existence #fact #formed

I had a briefcase at one point, but it was a kind of 1980s New Wave briefcase. It was made of some kind of cardboard and it had metal hinges. It was kind of faux industrial looking, and I used to carry my books in it rather than a backpack. I didn't want to have normal student accoutrements. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#books #briefcase #cardboard #carry #faux

I studied English literature in the honors program, which means that you had to take courses in various centuries. You had to start with Old English, Middle English, and work your way toward the modern. I figured if I did that it would force me to read some of the things I might not read on my own. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#courses #did #english #english literature #figured

There is a lot of absurdity sometimes, not just in Mormonism but often in other religions that want to pretend that no bad happens in their church, rather than taking care of what bad does happen. ↗

— Neil LaBute

#bad #care #church #does #happen

There is no Democratic or Republican way of cleaning the streets. ↗

— Fiorello LaGuardia

#democratic #republican #streets #way

I don't happen to think magazines should be full of thin people. What I do say is that we can all work a little harder with what we have. It is possible to achieve a better body shape and heart rate with nutrition and exercise. ↗

— Linda Evangelista

#better #body #exercise #full #happen

I don't want my readers slowed down by long passages of narrative. ↗

— Janet Evanovich

#i #long #narrative #passages #readers

I hate myself in interviews. All of a sudden, you stop and you're like, 'Chris, how dare you?' I don't live in Darfur. I have both legs. But you can't walk around all the time being like, 'I'm so grateful I'm not in Darfur.' ↗

— Chris Evans

#being #both #chris #dare #darfur

Life is not over because you have diabetes. Make the most of what you have, be grateful. ↗

— Dale Evans

#because #diabetes #grateful #life #make