oliver9184

A couple of optimistic and life-assuring quotes:

(Roughing It, Mark Twain, 1872)

(Letters from America, Alistair Cooke, 1946-1951)

MSD

I come upon a juggler in the park and immediately smell a target. But although he is worthy of my wrath, there are too many people around and I keep walking. Although if he were a mime, he would no doubt be dead.

Bale really did a dead-on recreation of Bateman from the book, too bad it was too long and had to many really graphic parts to be fully carried over. If only the director didn't have such a half-assed reason for changing the ending (she "liked the character Jean too much" to let her marry Patrick.)

From Foucault's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco:
I met her at a party and acted on impulse. "Excuse me," I said, "but I would like to make love to you."
"You're a filthy male chauvinist pig."
"Forget I said it."
"Never. I'm a filthy feminist."
She was going back to Brazil and I didn't want to lose her. She put me in touch with the University of Rio, where the Italian department was looking for a lecturer. They offered me a two-year contract with an option to renew. I didn't feel at home in Italy andmore, I accepted.
Besides, I told myself, in the New World I wouldn't run into any Templars.

CinnamonGirl

From Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, by Chuck Klosterman:

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"...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice these other qualities, which is so often the way of the world."


"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"