“Somehow, creation manages to form without species intervention.”
― Matching Configurations
― Matching Configurations
“The Mother of God. Good-looking. Well-dressed. A good person. Knows how to make the absolute best of a situation. And never uppity about any of it.”
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
“It's easy to side with the top dogs? But, we gain credit/karma points for siding with the poor. And just because some of us are poor, does not mean we are poor in spirit.”
― Adoption Stories
― Adoption Stories
“We know you stood guard duty at the White House, Reuben. We have film of you urinating behind the bushes.”
― Worm Holes
― Worm Holes
“For myself, I find I become less cynical rather than more--remembering my own sins and follies; and realize that men's hearts are not often as bad as their acts, and very seldom as bad as their words.”
― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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