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“Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.”
― Water for Elephants
― Water for Elephants
“They're professionals at this in Russia, so no matter how many Jell-O shots or Jager shooters you might have downed at college mixers, no matter how good a drinker you might think you are, don't forget that the Russians - any Russian - can drink you under the table.”
― A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
― A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
“Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it.”
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“Wasn't that the definition of home? Not where you are from, but where you are wanted”
― Cutting for Stone
― Cutting for Stone
“I used to think I preferred getting old to the alternative, but now I'm not sure. Sometimes the momotony of bingo and sing-alongs and ancient dusty people parked in teh hallway in wheelchairs makes me long for death. Particularly when I rememver that I'm one of the ancient dusty people, filed away like some worthless tchotchke.”
― Water for Elephants
― Water for Elephants
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