Billie Letts on mean
Billie Letts7 quotes“Why does anyone lie? ‘Cause we’re scared or crazy, maybe just because we’re mean. I guess there’s a million reason to lie, and I might’ve told that many…but none like that.”
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Never act like you want it, darlin’. Act like you wouldn’t own it if they paid you. Tell them it’s dirty, broken…a useless thing. Then make an offer.
Billie LettsBillie Letts Come on, Forney.’ Novalee, it’s a parasite.’ But it’s a tradition.’ It’s a parasite! And you expect people yo stand under it and kiss?’ Yes! it’s what people do with mistletoe.
Billie LettsBillie Letts And the needles of the pine trees, freshly washed to a deep, rich green, shimmered with droplets that blinked like clear crystals.
Billie LettsBillie Letts And while I’m talking to you, every second I’m talking, a second is passing. Gone. Count them up. Count them down. They’re gone. Each one bringing you closer to your dying time.
Billie LettsBillie Letts Novalee watched his lips shape the words…the sounds, like whispered secrets, hanging in the air.
Billie LettsBillie Letts Home is the place that’ll catch you when you fall. And we all fall.
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When you are with your friends, control your tongue.
Stuart PetersonStuart Peterson And you have fast become my weakness, even as you remain my source of strength.
Alma-May NoaAlma-May Noa No one else is on your path so why should their limits be?
Elezabeth SymondElezabeth Symond I heard many tongues in many languages saying that people cannot be Gods, and that’s a given. But what if people don’t know what was given to them?
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn Pride – it screams a lot louder than love sometimes.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix Messed up people even see the beauty in all the shitty places.
Lara-LeanLara-Lean I loved you more than love was allowed.
Lang LeavLang Leav Don’t mistake your discovery for the absence of yourself.
Sania AbbasSania Abbas
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Bob BufordBob Buford To be a spiritual warrior means to develop a special kind of courage, one that is innately intelligent, gentle, and fearless.
Sogyal RinpocheSogyal Rinpoche Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.
William JamesWilliam James I might really have gone round the bend. I mean people who get visions and see a gigantic light descend on them from the sky can’t be all there but if so I feel mighty happy. If one is happy and cracked it’s much better than being unhappy and sane.
Bessie HeadBessie Head If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
Bill ParcellsBill Parcells A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame.
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