Caroline Paul quotes

Most people go to the office and sit at a desk. When firefighters go to the office, we might birth a baby in the morning, save a drowning surfer in the afternoon, and run into a fire at night. What could be more interesting than that? (Caroline Paul)
Its hard in the firehouse to avoid the dessert thing. At 3 in the morning after some emergency, I have been known to eat an ice cream sandwich. View quote
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You can never know anyone as completely as you want. But that's okay, love is better. View quote
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Fire taps something ancient and vital in each of us, something both snarling and reverential. View quote
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I think as humans we do want to control our relationships, and you can't. It's probably better that you can't. That wouldn't be a real relationship, and we'd never learn and grow. View quote
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GPS works great. I recommend it for all cat owners who want to know what their cats do when they're not there, if you can stand the ridicule from your friends. View quote
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If there's a fire, I want to be there. Maybe because in being so close to death, I think I understand what it means to be truly alive. View quote
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In a fire, you have to be thoughtful; you have to have a certain kind of intuitive smarts that the veterans have. I'm not there yet, despite the Stanford degree. View quote
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