"There are so few people given us to love. I want to tell my daughters this, that each time you fall in love it is important, even at nineteen. Especially at nineteen. And if you can, at nineteen, count the people you love on one hand, you will not, at forty, have run out of fingers on the other. There are so few people given us to love and they all stick."

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Source : Anne Enright (2010). “The Gathering”, p.15, Random House

Anne Enright

#Daughter Quotes #Running Quotes #Falling In Love Quotes

“Then be not coy, but use your time; And while ye may, go marry: For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.”
“If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.”
“The pearl whose possession separates man from beast, the pearl which is the rarest find - the best among virtues - is forgiveness.”
“When a person tests positive for HIV, it is not a test for the virus itself but for antibodies to the virus, and the test is not able to distinguish between HIV antibodies and a multitude of other antibodies. Many conditions can lead to a false positive result, including flu shots, hepatitis, and pregnancy.”

Source : "Foo Fighter Fires Back" by Nate Mendel, www.motherjones.com. March 10, 2000.
“The imbalances in the climate have been brought on by the incessant push for more and more immediate wealth.”

Source : "Jayni Chase: Founder, Center for Environmental Education Interview: Chip Comins". Interview with Chip Comins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“When everyone has good players, teaching will be a telling difference.”
“The Metropolitan Police Service is still, despite what people think, a working-class organisation and as such rejects totally the notion of an officer class. That is why every newly minted constable, regardless of their educational background, has to spend a two-year probationary period as an ordinary plod on the streets. This is because nothing builds character like being abused, spat at and vomited by members of the public.”
“I'm a really huge fan of papaya juice.”

Source : "Kickin' it with Andy Milonakis". Interview with Bethonie Butler, ew.com. September 18, 2007.

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