“Something is funny, most of all, because it's true, and because the velocity of insight into this truth exceeds our normal standards. Something is funny because it's outside our accepted boundary of decorum. Something is funny because it defies our expectations. Something is funny because it offers a temporary reprieve from the hardship of seeing the world as it actually is. Something is funny because it is able to suggest gently that even the worst of our circumstances and sins is subject to eventual mercy.” WorldAbleSinSeeingWorstSubjectsCircumstancesOffersNormalStandardsExpectationsMercyInsightAcceptedBoundariesHardshipTemporaryExceedSeeing The WorldVelocityDecorumReprieve Author:Steve Almond
“My worst vice is gluttony. I try to keep myself under control because I'm an athlete, but once a week I like to pig out and act like a normal person.” TryingPersonsWeekWorstNormalAthleteVicesPigsGluttony Author:Gianluigi Buffon
“Imbalance or abnormity is never so dangerous as when it is widely perceived or accepted as being normal. The worst thing you can do is not to try.” TryingCan DoWorstDangerousNormalAcceptedWorst ThingsImbalance Author:Linda Bradford Raschke
“What was the worst thing [making Twiligh]? Playing the part where you can't get hurt and you can't die because there's no framework. There are too many possibilities if you can't die. If you're playing a normal human being, there's always that.” IfsHumansDiesHurtHuman BeingsWorstPossibilityNormalWorst ThingsFrameworkBeing There Author:Robert Pattinson
“Normal, in our house, is like a blanket too short for a bed--sometimes it covers you just fine, and other times it leaves you cold and shaking; and worst of all, you never know which of the two it's going to be.” KnowsTwoSometimesHouseWorstFineColdBedNormalToo ShortShakingBlanketMy Sister's KeeperSisters Keeper Book:My Sister's Keeper: A Novel Source: My Sister's Keeper: A Novel