Reflection : (507)

" All my family is average-sized, apart from me. I didn’t really think about my size until I got older, a few years before high school. It had never really fazed me that much. " - Verne Troyer

" I did not realize how broken I was until I saw how broken Mama was. " - Jose Antonio Vargas

" I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? " - Zhuangzi

" I always liked the idea that America is a big facade. We are all insects crawling across on the shiny hood of a Cadillac. We’re all looking at the wrapping. But we won’t tear the wrapping to see what lies beneath. " - Tom Waits

" Especially in music, you wonder, Okay, should I still be doing this? Like, are you overstaying your welcome at the party? But I don’t know. " - Beck

" I was probably 35 when I wrote the first story. The voice is kind of a mix in that it has a young voice, but it’s also someone who’s looking back. I like that kind of double vision. " - Denis Johnson

" I defy any British actor to deny they’ve not stood in front of the mirror and said: ‘Bond, James Bond.’ " - Ioan Gruffudd

" I kept a diary right after I was born. Day 1: Tired from the move. Day 2: Everyone thinks I’m an idiot. " - Steven Wright

" People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. " - Edmund Burke

" The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten. " - Cesare Pavese