"If in a battle, I seize a bit of debatable land with a handful of soldiers, without having done anything to prevent an enemy bombardment of the position, would it ever occur to me to speak of a conquest of the terrain in question? Obviously not. Then why should I do so in chess?"

-- Aron Nimzowitsch

#Land Quotes #Soldier Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“Christians are supposed to be evangelicals. And I am. I am evangelical.”
“I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more.”
“You may be a princess or the richest woman in the world, but you cannot be more than a lady.”
“I am a musician who stopped working with music. Now I work with visual music, or audio-visual music.”
“People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.”
“As he gave a sleepy, growling groan, that hand disappeared under the sheet. Arizona's lips parted, and her heartbeat tripped up. She cleared her throat. "Spencer?" Freezing, without moving any other body part, he opened his eyes and met her gaze. She frowned at him. He didn't look super-startled, and he said nothing. He just started at her. With his hand still under there. "Yeah..." Semi-satisfied with his frozen reaction, she nodded at his lap. "You weren't going for a little tug, were you? Because as your spectator, I'd just as soon not see it." -Arizona and Spencer”

Source : Lori Foster (2012). “A Perfect Storm”, p.11, Harlequin
“Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear "Love" by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment it will bring me to tears.”
“Just as the British subject loves England despite her faults, so we must insist that all Germans who were part of the old Germany and helped shape her, recognize the greatness and worthiness of present-day Germany.”

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