Chim Cụt Cánh

“I feel I stand in a desert with my hands outstretched, and you are raining down upon me.”
― Patricia Highsmith, The Price of Salt

“Tôi đã đọc mười hai tiếng liền không nghỉ, cả người tôi cứng như một khối đất sét, nhấc tay lên đã thấy khó khăn. Nhưng như cô thủ thư đã nói hôm đầu tiên khi tôi đến đọc mơ: dù cơ thể mệt mỏi đến đâu, người ta đừng khi nào được phép để sự mệt mỏi ấy xâm chiếm tâm hồn”
― Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

“Show up looking like an uncooked chicken leg and they can’t help but be pleased with the transformation once they get all their makeup on you. I think this is what Jesse Jackson calls the “subtle genius of lowered expectations,”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants

“I was more impressed by her athlete’s approach to the world. She had a can-do attitude, a willingness to learn through practice, and she was comfortable being coached. Her success at the show is a testament to why all parents should make their daughters pursue team sports instead of pageants.”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants