2000s Childhood Quotes & Sayings

The second-class couple is far closer to what the audience is today. It's who we are. — Maury Yeston

I don't want to be dying. I want to be dead. — Girl234

There are beautiful places inside him, where laughter comes easy, where sweet words appear like surprises. But I also know his bitter valleys. The dark caves where he hides his fears, his hurts, and his disillusionments. — Lia Riley

And certainly unchristian, to hate someone for the color of his skin, yet such trivial things can change the pattern of a life. — Mary Jo Putney

I shared a bed with my sister, Grace, until I was seventeen years old. She was afraid to sleep alone and would begin asking me around 5:00 P.M. every day whether she could sleep with me. I put on a big show of saying no, taking pleasure in watching her beg and sulk, but eventually I always relented. Her sticky, muscly little body thrashed beside me every night as I read Anne Sexton, watched reruns of SNL, sometimes even as I slipped my hand into my underwear to figure some stuff out. — Lena Dunham

It is one great dream dreamed by a single Being, but in such a way that all the
dream characters dream too. — Arthur Schopenhauer

Was there only one world after all which spent its time dreaming of others? — Philip Pullman

I'm a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody. I take care of my little one whenever I can, and she determines what I can do and where I can do it. — Paul McCartney

The difficulties of life should not distract you from the pursuit of your goals. Graciously pursue your goals. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When you discover a beautiful tree with beautiful fruits, stop and pick the fruits, but don't remain there, continue your walking till you yourself become a beautiful tree with beautiful fruits! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

And as cynical and jaded as many have become, you see the heroic nature of cops, who put aside a lot of their own personal concerns and their families to speak for the dead, which is a sacred thing. Over time there is this thing in them that is very powerful and interesting and provocative to me. — Veena Sud

Faith is nothing more than a watered-down attempt to accept someone else's insight as your own. Belief is the psychic equivalent of an article of second-hand clothing, worn out and passed down. — Damien Echols