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“When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.”

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Albert Brooks, born on July 22, 1947, is a renowned American actor. He has made significant contributions to both film and television, known for his unique sense of humor and acting prowess. more

“Life is made up of moments, small pieces of glittering mica in a long stretch of gray cement. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won’t happen. We have to teach ourselves how to make room for them, to love them, and to live, really live.”

Ifs Life Long Made Moments Happens Would Be Life Is Rooms Teach Pieces Wonderful Busy Gray Cement Small Pieces

Author:Anna Quindlen

“Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come.”

Jesus Heaven Christ Blessing Late Jesus Christ Embrace

Author:Jeffrey R. Holland

“You know, I preferred you as an evil monk. Would have made killing you a whole lot easier.”

Knows Made Whole Evil Easier Killing Monk

Book:Fire Star

Source: Fire Star

“The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis, and we'd have a mighty dull literature if all the writers that came along were a bunch of happy chuckleheads.”

Ifs Writing Age Literature Products Bunch Dull Neurosis Good Writing Young Writers

Book:Conversations with William Styron

Source: Conversations with William Styron

“For Sabina, living in truth, lying neither to ourselves nor to others, was possible only away from the public: the moment someone keeps an eye on what we do, we involuntarily make allowances for that eye, and nothing we do is truthful. Having a public, keeping a public in mind, means living in lies.”

Mind Mean Moments Eye Lying Deceit Truthful Lightness Allowance Unbearable Lightness Of Being Unbearable Lightness

Author:Milan Kundera

“People derived too much pleasure from seeing their fellow man morally humiliated to spoil that pleasure by hearing out an explanation.”

People Men Pleasure Too Much Seeing Fellows Hearing Explanation Fellow Man Spoil Humiliated

Author:Milan Kundera

“But isn't it true that an author can write only about himself?”

Writing

Author:Milan Kundera

“Tereza had gone back to sleep; he could not. He pictured her death. She was dead and having terrible nightmares; but because she was dead, he was unable to wake her from them. Yes, that is death: Tereza asleep, having terrible nightmares, and he unable to wake her.”

Sleep Gone Terrible Nightmare

Author:Milan Kundera

“Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.”

Persons Generous Being The Best Best Person

Author:Albert Brooks

“Dogs do not have many advantages over people, but one of them is extremely important: euthanasia is not forbidden by law in their case; animals have the right to a merciful death.”

People Important Law Animal Cases Dog Advantage Human Rights Pet Forbidden Merciful Euthanasia Unbearable Lightness Of Being

Author:Milan Kundera

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