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“Nod house turned into shout house. In the shout house memory said shut up. It said silence, misery said amen, the mule's head meant my stubborn lungs. . . I stood imagining I fell back dreaming, stuck tongue stuck in my jaw broke my jaw”

Book:Nod House

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“The best move here is to simply listen and maintain eye contact. Your calmness is a primal attempt to telepathically reflect the insanity back to the freak so they’ll realize they’ve gone off the deep end. This can be rough because the freakout may be pointed directly at you, but even under attack, your job is the same: Listen. Nod. Repeat”

Calm Insanity Freak Listen Primal Attack Nod Freakout

Book:Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Source: Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“The horror that riveted through me, the absolute terror with a taint of nausea, stunned me speechless for three, maybe four seconds. I put the mug down and made a cross with my fingers, screaming, "Death before decaf!" as Garrett poured himself a cup. The fool.”

Decaf

Book:Seventh Grave and No Body

Source: Seventh Grave and No Body

“Who drinks a decaf cappuccino? Be honest with yourself and get a cup of warm milk.”

Coffee Milk Cappuccino Decaf

Book:Kala

Source: Kala

“Caffeine suspends hopelessness.”

Hope Depression Coffee Hopeless Hopelessness Caffeine Coffee Shop Decaf Coffee Shops Decaffeinated

Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“There is of course a perfectly rational explanation, but Tchitcherine has never read Martín Fierro.”

Literature Superstitious Martin Fierro

Book:Gravity’s Rainbow

Source: Gravity’s Rainbow

“Aquí me pongo a cantar Al compás de la vigüela Que al hombre que lo desvela Una pena estrordinaria, Como la ave solitaria Con el cantar se consuela.”

Martin Fierro

Author:José Hernández

“Ningependa – maisha yangu yatakapokoma hapa duniani – kukumbukwa kama mtu aliyejitahidi kwa kadiri ya uwezo wake wote, kutumia kipaji alichopewa na Mungu.”

World Life God Ability Talent Person Mungu Dunia Maisha Mtu My Life Uwezo Kipaji Maisha Yangu

Author:Enock Maregesi

“Maisha yangu ni darasa. Jifunzeni kutokana na maisha yangu, jifunzeni kutokana na sifa zangu za ushupavu, jifunzeni kutokana na sifa zangu za udhaifu, kutatua matatizo katika maisha yenu.”

Life Problems Learn Classroom Maisha Weaknesses Strengths My Life Matatizo Maisha Yangu Darasa Jifunzeni My Strengths My Weaknesses Sifa Za Udhaifu Sifa Za Ushupavu Sifa Zangu Za Udhaifu Sifa Zangu Za Ushupavu

Author:Enock Maregesi

“Maisha yangu ni darasa.”

Life Classroom Maisha My Life Maisha Yangu Darasa

Author:Enock Maregesi

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