Tim O'brien The Things They Carried Important Quotes & Sayings

Dust as we are, the immortal spirit grows Like harmony in music; there is a dark Inscrutable workmanship that reconciles Discordant elements, makes them cling together In one society. — William Wordsworth

My cash cows, the slick magazines, were put out of business by TV. — Kurt Vonnegut

Why do you have a picture of my mentor, Siri, on the shelf above your fireplace? - Evaline.
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That's not your mentor... That's my mother, Desiree. - Mina — Colleen Gleason

To defend Western Europe we have to let the Pentagon buy all these tanks and guns and things, and the Pentagon is unable to buy any object that that costs less than a condominium in Vail. If the Pentagon needs, say, fruit, it will argue that it must have fruit that can withstand the rigors of combat conditions, and it will wind up purchasing the FX-700 Seedless Tactical Grape, which will cost $160,000 per bunch, and will have an 83 percent failure rate. — Dave Barry

Marriage was a form of insanity; love hovering permanently on the edge of aggravation. — Liane Moriarty

Breathless waltzes have only ever led girls into trouble. — Sarah MacLean

A sociopath is just a label and doesn't encompass the entire being of a person. — Dan Gilroy

Unless you're a serial killer, you're worried about being liked by somebody. — Kristin Bauer Van Straten

If you scratch through the deceitful artifice of contemporary photography, you'll find the real artifice underneath. — Douglas McCulloh

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics. — Herb Ritts

I want to do a good job. I'm just learning and I just want to have fun with it. — Jerry Rice