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1 " We don’t choose our enemies, Robert thought. They choose us – and there is not a damn thing we can do about it. "
― Jennifer Valoppi , Certain Cure: Where Science Meets Religion
2 " Success is not always achieved by fighting. In this case, it’s achieved by surrender. "
3 " He decided that Absolut vodka was his most dependable companion; the name itself evoked the kind of certainty he was looking for in life "
4 " Claire awoke but kept her eyes closed; she was afraid to open them, unsure of where she would find herself or in what condition. So much of what had happened had the quality of a bad dream, yet there was hope in her heart and she wanted to hang onto it. "
5 " At first, when she started to lose weight, everyone commented on how great she looked. Finally, those last ten, ugly pounds were gone. But then the weight just kept coming off. She was left with sagging jowls and eyes that had lost their glimmer, like an old dog relegated to a sleepy corner. "
6 " Oh, don’t tell me you’re shy. We are both adults, Helene. We are about to form a bond to which there is no foreseeable end. We will be together for a very long time. "
7 " He wanted to hold the old woman in his arms and take the pressure off her feeble knees, but he knew the comfort she was receiving at that moment was much greater than any he could offer. "
8 " He wasn’t classically handsome, but for a moment Helene thought he was very appealing – seductive in power, real or imagined – the power of life itself. "
9 " In a matter of minutes, nothing was left of Spider but a large black soot mark on the ceiling. "
10 " To first of all do no harm, he thought. Despite popular perception, that line had never been part of the Hippocratic Oath. For the first time he found himself wondering why not. "
11 " The term was ‘functional drunk,’ and as far as he was concerned, as long as he was functioning he was going to be drunk. "
12 " It is difficult for you to dream,” Barrouck said, “because your shoulders are heavy withresponsibility. Mine are light. If you permit me, I will hold a portion of your burden in the peace talks, if you will take a portion of my hope. "
13 " As far as Robert was concerned, the Book of Life was closed on him a year ago, on Yom Kippur. The next day he dropped out of the race – the political race, the rat race, and in many ways the human race. "
14 " And I have to say, I do derive some pleasure from our being together again. This world has grown far too accustomed to my ways. It’s nice to be recognized – finally. "
15 " In other words, man is on an eternal quest for immortality and when he finds it, the search for God becomes irrelevant "
16 " The Bible says, in the end days men will seek death, but death will elude them. So, maybe we’ll find immortality after all "
17 " You were greedy. You wanted it all,” the smaller man said. “There’s nothing wrong with that. Everyone does. But you can wind up with nothing if you’re not willing to pay the price. "
18 " At 6:00 a.m. light streamed in the side window of the Harlem brownstone; it hit Father David like a beacon from God. "
19 " If she came out of this, she would surely schedule a face lift. "
20 " Your sons and daughters will prophesize. Your young men will see visions and your old men will dream dreams. "
