"He sat on as the sun's rays came slowly down through the trees, lower and lower, and when the lowest reached a branch not far above him it caught a dewdrop poised upon a leaf. The drop instantly blazed crimson, and a slight movement of his head made it show all the colours of the spectrum with extraordinary purity, from a red almost too deep to be seen through all the others to the ultimate violet and back again."

-- Patrick O'Brian

#Tree Quotes #Red Quotes #Violet Quotes

“Dallas Mavericks want me as a bald-headed 5' 8" guard with a 95" vertical. Vince Carter respect my legs, ask Shawn Kemp.”
“Biology is destiny only for girls.”
“I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen to guitar players, but there's so much music out there and so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.”
“May, queen of blossoms, And fulfilling flowers, With what pretty music Shall we charm the hours? Wilt thou have pipe and reed, Blown in the open mead? Or to the lute give heed In the green bowers.”

Source : Edward Thurlow, “May”
“Where I'm from, there's two things you don't mess with. You don't mess with a man's woman, or his hat DON'T TOUCH A MAN'S HAT!”
“I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are constructed.”
“The infinite we shall do right away. The finite may take a little longer.”
“You donâ€™t have the slightest idea of what it means to write a scene and a character in the English language, with images and words chock full of received meaning.”

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