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""When you are guilty, all you can ask for is a deferral of the judgement."" — Jun 27, 2013 11:57PM
""When you are guilty, all you can ask for is a deferral of the judgement."" — Jun 27, 2013 11:57PM
“I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.”
― The Giver
― The Giver
“Could the two people who are making out please be quiet?" the Colonel asked loudly from his sleeping bag. "Those of us who are not making out are drunk and tired.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“I didn't want any surprises; I churlishly thought if I revealed my Judaism at McDonald's, I would somehow be protected by the friendly American forces of crispy chicken sandwiches and supersized French fries.”
― Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East
― Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East
“Reading aloud is different from just following sentences with your eyes. Something quite unexpected wells up in your mind, a kind of indefinable resonance that I find impossible to resist.”
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
“Now i did think, The smoke will drive the bugs away. And, to some degree,it did. I'd be lying, though, if I claimed I became a smoker to ward off insects.I became a smoker because 1. I was on an Adirondack swing by myself, and 2. I had cigarettes, and 3.I figured that if everyone else could smoke a cigarette without coughing, I could damn well, too.In short, I didn't have a very good reason. So yeah, let's just say that 4.it was the bugs. I made it through three drags before I felt nauseuos and dizzy and only semipleasantly buzzed. I got up to leave As I stood, a voice behind me.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
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