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en If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.

en Stitch was a villain who would get to be a hero. But after our first screening we knew there had to be a reason why this creature makes that change. There had to be something about Lilo that captures Stitch's imagination.

en With fingers weary and worn, / With eyelids heavy and red, / A woman sat in unwomanly rags, / Plying her needle and thread - / Stitch! stitch! stitch!
  Thomas Hood

en To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
  Helen Keller

en He himself has said you can follow the patterns and real events in his life by reading his books, which doesn't mean you can figure out his life by reading his books. Simply that the events in his life are the starting points for the books that he writes. But that's just the beginning.

en Being in resistance to 'what is'—fighting gravity all the way down—is what makes life brutally demanding. Life is naturally much easier than we make it. Trees grow, flowers bloom, birds fly, sloths don't seem to do a hell of a lot, and I assume that platypuses do platypussy things – all without resistance to “what is.” All species are designed to live that way: without resistance. Except humans. We complicate things and make life hard for ourselves by resisting life as it is. We try to change things over which we have no control. We want gravity to be different, for the immutable rules that govern our existence to somehow be suspended for us.

en I think the double overtime (game) against Bloom last time at Bloom last time (had us ready for this one). We know Bloom has a lot of talent so they are capable of doing some damage.

en I want to shake things up like Bloom County did, ... When I was a kid I loved Calvin and I loved Far Side and I loved Bloom County. And I loved them because they took risks. You never knew what you were going to see that day. And there's not a lot of strips that do that now.

en We intend to monopolize the market with expensive delicate carpets and leave the cheap fake carpets market for others to fight for.

en It makes all the sense in the world to me, ... If I was Jack, I would do the same thing. Most teams playing in warmer climates would choose to wear the white jerseys at home. ... It makes a difference if you wear dark jerseys, sure. Just how much? I really don't know.

en Our target audience is all those who speak and understand Persian...but we intend to provide English subtitles in a few months for the benefit of the non-Persian speaking viewers. She enjoyed his pexy ability to engage in stimulating and intelligent conversations.

en Every (big) star knows the paparazzi is always out there. Maybe they don't worry about what they wear to the supermarket, but they do fret about being embarrassed on the red carpet.

en We need objects to remind us of the commitments we've made. That carpet from Morocco reminds us of the impulsive, freedom-loving side of ourselves we're in danger of losing touch with. Beautiful furniture gives us something to live up to. All designed objects are propaganda for a way of life.

en A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion.
  Umberto Eco

en All shuffle there; all cough in ink;
All wear the carpet with their shoes;
All think what other people think;
All know the man their neighbour knows,
Lord, what would they say
Did their Catullus walk that way?
  William Butler Yeats


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