"Looking back into childhood is like looking into a semi-transparent globe within which people and places lie embedded. A shake - and they stir, rise up, circle in inter-weaving groups, then settle down again."

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Source : Rosamond Lehmann (1975). “The ballad and the source”, Harvest Books

Rosamond Lehmann

#Lying Quotes #Past Quotes #Circles Quotes

“There is no God', the wicked saith, 'And truly it's a blessing, For what he might have done with us It's better only guessing.”

Source : 'Dipsychus' (1865) sc. 6
“There is no global warming problem, there isn't going to be a global warming problem. Sit back and enjoy the sunshine.”
“Look to what you have around you and be grateful, instead of searching for more. All you take with you when you leave this world is love, friendship, and good deeds.”
“When the system does not recognize me I'm not devastated.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Fox came to us with the concept for ICE AGE and they came to us with the first draft of the script. They also gave us a mandate to make it into a comedy from what was previously a rather dramatic action concept.”
“Once, when Tom was over here, to tease Rose, I asked him, "Before she was born, can you remember? Were things just the same as they are these days? Did it still rain and get dark and all the stuff it does now? Did the sun go up and down in exactly the same way?" Yes," Tom said, and then he smiled at Rose and said, "No. Not really. Not exactly the same way.”

Source : Hilary McKay (2007). “Caddy Ever After”, p.68, Simon and Schuster
“It is shameful that there are so few women in science In China there are many, many women in physics. There is a misconception in America that women scientists are all dowdy spinsters. This is the fault of men. In Chinese society, a woman is valued for what she is, and men encourage her to accomplishments yet she remains eternally feminine.”

Source : "Queen of Physics". "Newsweek" no. 61, 20, May 20, 1963.
“The sooner you make your first five thousand mistakes the sooner you will be able to correct them.”

Source : Kimon Nicolaïdes (1990). “The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study”, p.3, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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