"The world's male chivalry has perished out, but women are knights-errant to the last; and, if Cervantes had been greater still, he had made his Don a Donna."

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

#Courage Quotes #Knights Quotes #Bravery Quotes

“There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except that of the titled for riches.”

Source : The Pilgrim Daughters (1961) ch. 6
“In Paris style is everything. That is traditionally understood. Every street, every structure, every shopgirl has style. The style of Parisian architecture has been proved and refined by at least three centuries of academic dictates and highly developed taste. There are few violations of this taste, and there is exemplary architectural consistency. Paris has defined the aesthetics of a sophisticated urban culture.”

Source : Ada Louise Huxtable (1986). “ARCHITECTURE, ANYONE?”, Random House
“The descent beckons as the ascent beckoned”
“The only place I really get recognized is at Ralphs. Whenever I'm in L.A., I go to Ralphs, and for some reason, everyone there recognizes me.”
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”
“Once freedom lights its beacon in man's heart, the gods are powerless against him.”
“A kiss without a moustache, they said then, is like an egg without salt; I will add to it: and it is like Good without Evil.”
“What will be the death of me are buillabaisses, food spiced with pimiento, shellfish, and a load of exquisite rubbish which I eat in disproportionate quantities.”

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