“The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great — and they know I know it.”
Clark Gable (1901–1960) American actor
As quoted in The Routledge Dictionary of Quotations (1987) by Robert Andrews, p. 3
Source: After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away
“The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great — and they know I know it.”
Clark Gable (1901–1960) American actor
As quoted in The Routledge Dictionary of Quotations (1987) by Robert Andrews, p. 3
Hillary Clinton (1947) American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady
People interview (December 28, 1992) http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20109507,00.html <br class="br">White House years (1993–2000)
“But has it occurred to you that there might be a reason for that?”
Charles Stross The Laundry Files
“I can think of several.” I cross my legs. “Mostly ranging from the inane to the criminally irresponsible.”
Source: The Laundry Files, The Rhesus Chart (2014), Chapter 11, “Boardrooms and Brokers” (p. 210)
Jodi Lynn Anderson American children's writer
Variant: If you have reasons for not coming back, I don't want to know them. I just want you to come back anyway
Source: Tiger Lily
“The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.”
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher
Variant: The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.
Source: The Mind on Fire: A Faith for the Skeptical and Indifferent
“You never know when you might be seeing someone for the last time.”
Marilynne Robinson book Housekeeping
Source: Housekeeping