Beth had been a middle school science teacher and Joni was a librarian and they both had collections of weird stuff they had found. Bizarre, misspelled letters written by lovelorn eighth graders. Obscene Polaroids left in between the pages of library books. They used to call each other on the phone to share their latest discovery, and Critter had always remained a little off to the side, never feeling quite as sharp or ironic as they were. Critter was an electrician, primarily home repair, and so he didn't usually come across anything except bad wiring and faulty lighting fixtures.
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DINA WILKE The guys were a little goofy before the game. They were playing around and stuff. There was sort of ... JOE TORRE Until then I had thought each book spoke of the things, human or divine, that lie outside books. Now... UMBERTO ECO We dream of him and in the morning we tell each other our dreams where he is living with us again, f... YANNICK MURPHY For a moment the two of them looked at each other, wordless, as if they were asleep and their dreams... ROBERTO BOLAñO He had mourned each of those great trains as, one by one, they were pulled off the lines and left to... FANNIE FLAGG In the political jargon of those days, the word "intellectual" was an insult. It indicated someone w... MILAN KUNDERA The Widow and Her Little Maidens
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DAN GILBERT The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff o... DAN GILBERT I believe in our players, our coaching staff, and our entire franchise. DAN GILBERT Danny Ferry did a very good job when he was here and put the franchise up to a certain level, as did... DAN GILBERT A lot of the problems in the mortgage world, people said, were because our competitors were evil. Bu... DAN GILBERT I don't think we'd be the business that we are today if we were spread out in the suburban a... DAN GILBERT A mortgage transaction is very complex, very complicated, and very localized - the rules are not jus... DAN GILBERT StockX's live marketplace will harness the Internet's natural ability to facilitate a better... DAN GILBERT From LeBron's standpoint, if a guy like Kyrie walks away - that creates doubt. But Kyrie committ... DAN GILBERT First thing I said to him was, 'LeBron, you know this is true. We had five good years and one ba... DAN GILBERT If the Big Bang is true, that means everything that came out of it, all of the particles, all of us,... DAN GILBERT Urban renewal always happens as a symphony of events, and part of the symphony is innovative, optimi... DAN GILBERT When we do an investment, we always ask, 'Can we affect the outcome? When buying a company, can ... DAN GILBERT When we grew up, we wanted to do two things: to own a sports team and a casino. DAN GILBERT To process and close models in 50 states and 2,000-plus counties with the myriad of, just, tens of t... DAN GILBERT It's all about connectivity - not just technical connectivity but geographic connectivity. That&... DAN GILBERT If you were blessed with a fortunate position... why wouldn't you want to impact the world aroun... DAN GILBERT There's nobody you can point to in the world that doesn't make a mistake. The best players, ... DAN GILBERT There's nothing better than people talking to each other, sharing best practices, and opening up... DAN GILBERT Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud. DAN GILBERT If the government would like to hire my services to maximize value for their stake, they should appr... DAN GERTLER Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing w... DAN GERTLER At the end of the day, yes, I'm looking to create a lot of wealth. DAN GERTLER I took a decision that I wanted to be a long-term player in Congo. DAN GERTLER That is what we know how to do better than anyone else: We know how to maximize value for our projec... DAN GERTLER Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest. DAN GERTLER Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't wa... DAN GERTLER Getting straight A's for having lots of tests is not the same as getting A's on the tests. W... DAN GELBER Florida is one of the first states that sort of gives the legislature a very clear criteria for re-d... DAN GELBER While in the Florida legislature, I strongly opposed the Stand Your Ground law because I believed it... DAN GELBER It can be difficult to run your own firm, but the trade off is fewer conflicts and more control. DAN GELBER A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if y... DAN GELBER I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politici... DAN GELBER At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense bec... DAN GELBER I've been a fanatic about working out all my life. DAN GABLE