"Beauty, it would seem, was both a blessing and a curse."

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Source : Bertrice Small (2012). “Lara”, p.40, HQN Books

Bertrice Small

#Blessing Quotes #Curse Quotes

“I was thrilled to work opposite Carl Reiner and Robert De Niro. Mr. Reiner was very chatty and delightful, but I learned that if you want Robert De Niro to like you, don't speak at all, and he'll be friendly to you.”
“We completely deny the existence of a self-existent I, or a permanent, independent soul. Every aspect of your body and mind is impermanent: changing, changing, changing...”
“My father always taught by telling stories about his experiences. His lessons were about morality and art and what insects and birds and human beings had in common. He told me what it meant to be a man and to be a Black man. He taught me about love and responsibility, about beauty, and how to make gumbo.”

Source : Walter Mosley (2003). “What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace”, p.10, Black Classic Press
“I know of two tragic histories in the world - that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented”
“He who angers you conquers you.”

Source : "Fictional character: Arturo". "Public Art", www.imdb.com. 2017.
“I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean.”

Source : Song: I Hope You Dance, Album: I Hope You Dance
“I've always been incapable of accepting fate, and I've always refused to die, and that has helped me to survive.”
“Yes, I'm very close to my family. And being that close to your family, I think you also struggle with how to become your own person.”

Source : Interview with Marc Hawthorne, www.avclub.com. January 18, 2008.

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