"A desert is a place without expectation."

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Source : Nadine Gordimer (2012). “Telling Times: Writing and Living, 1950-2008”, p.313, A&C Black

Nadine Gordimer

#Expectations Quotes #Desert Quotes

“At the end of the day, we're just trying to prevent each other from going mad.”
“Every woman has to have something which singles her out, which catches the eyes, which makes her the center of attention. I am going to be french.”

Source : Philippa Gregory (2008). “The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In)”, p.15, Simon and Schuster
“I don't regret any of the musical decisions I have made.”
“We do assess that hostile actors gained access to the private commercial email accounts of people with whom Secretary Hillary Clinton was in regular contact from her personal account.”

Source : Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com
“The past is an anchor with suffering written on the rope. I don't live there now. I am cutting myself free.”
“The difference isn't resources, it's attitude.”

Source : FaceBook post by Malcolm Gladwell from Oct 09, 2014
“My understanding, I was not standing nearby, but my understanding is that President Xi Jinping said, "Well, no one should kill children." The Chinese have since issued their own statement on the Syria attack itself.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com
“Segmented killing and hatred will only stop when we enlarge our personal, national, and international circles of concern to include all six billion people on this planet: not just the white ones, Christian ones, American ones, female ones, or any ones. Simply put: every one.”

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