“He say, Celie, tell me the truth. You don't like me cause I'm a man?
I blow my nose. take off they pants, I say, and men look like frogs to me. No matter how you kiss 'em, as far as I'm concern, frogs is what they stay.”
― The Color Purple
I blow my nose. take off they pants, I say, and men look like frogs to me. No matter how you kiss 'em, as far as I'm concern, frogs is what they stay.”
― The Color Purple
“His shotgun barked, and sparks showered from the muzzle as if it were a flamethrower.”
― Battle Royale
― Battle Royale
“It's safe to assume that by 2085 guns will be sold in vending machines but you won't be able to smoke anywhere in America.”
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
― When You Are Engulfed in Flames
“Parents who treat the teenager in the same manner in which they treated the child will not experience the same results they received earlier. When the teenager does not respond as the child responded, the parents are now pushed to try something different. Without proper training, parents almost always revert to efforts at coercion, which often lead to arguments, loss of temper, and perhaps, verbal abuse. Such behavior is emotionally devastating to the teenager whose primary love language is words of affirmation. The parents’ efforts to verbally argue the teenager into submission are in reality pushing the teenager toward rebellion.”
― The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively
― The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively
“If Bhagwan was here, he would have said that it’s not for the world to love you but for you to love it without expectations.”
― Saint Richard Parker
― Saint Richard Parker
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