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161 " There's ache in her arms and ache in her legs and heart. But on her face is the beauty of the morning. "
― Markus Zusak , I Am the Messenger
162 " MEET A PRIEST DAY "
163 " FREE BEER "
164 " That aside, I read more books than I should, and I'm decidedly crap at sex and doing my taxes. Nice to meet you. "
165 " Touché. "
166 " She'll never understand the shyness of Sophie's words or the silence of her beauty. "
167 " the Doorman "
168 " kissing one of the new blokes who works there. He’s "
169 " No, I’m not a saint, Sophie. I’m just another stupid human.” We smile a last smile, and I walk away. I feel her watching me, but I don’t look back. "
170 " His church is the old one at the edge of town, and I now realize why he's chosen to live here. The church is too far away for him to really help anyone, so this is the best place for him. It's everywhere, on all sides and angles. This is where the father needs to be. Not in some church, gathering dust. "
171 " I'm still standing here. Okay, it's a crummy front porch I stand on, cracked to shithouse, and who am I to say that the world isn't the same? "
172 " Ich fürchte ebenfalls, dass am Ende gar nichts zu Ende sein wird. Die Dinge gehen einfach weiter, solange die Erinnerung das Sagen hat und immer eine weiche Stelle in deinen Gedanken findet, um an die Oberfläche zu schlüpfen. "
173 " Amen,' I say, delayed, and now, like many of these people, I pray for the first time in years. "
174 " Have you ever noticed that idiots have a lot of friends? It’s just an observation. "
175 " The moment is so thick around me that I feel like dropping into it to let it carry me. I love the laughter of this night. "
176 " I wonder if she’ll ever know that no one will love her as hard as I do. "
177 " I look through the old record collection my dad gave me. Stress relief. I shuffle through the albums feverishly and find what I'm looking for-the Proclaimers. I chuck it on and watch it spin. The ridiculous first notes of "Five Hundred Miles" come on, and I feel like going berserk. Even the Proclaimers are giving me the shits tonight. Their singing's an abomination. "
178 " I did it because you are the epitome of ordinariness, Ed. And if a guy like you can stand up and do what you did for all those people, well, maybe everyone can. Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of. Maybe even I can... "
179 " Why can't the world hear? I ask myself. Within a few moments I ask it many times. Because it doesn't care, I finally answer, and I know I'm right. It's like I've been chosen. But chosen for what? I ask. The answer's quite simple: To care. "
180 " Big things are often just small things that are noticed. - Ed Kennedy "