"I was just a boy on a boat in the universe."

-- Joseph O'Neill

#Boys Quotes #Boat Quotes #Universe Quotes

“Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. Sjowall and Wahloo ushered in a whole generation of Swedish crime writers, many of whom are now available in English.”

Source : "Camilla Läckberg's top 10 Swedish crime novels" by Camilla Läckberg, www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2009.
“It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United States.”
“I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking.”
“Cooking isnâ€™t taught,â€ Patch said. â€œItâ€™s inherent. Either youâ€™ve got it or you donâ€™t. Like chemistry. You think youâ€™re ready for chemistry?â€ I pressed the knife down through the tomato; it split in two, each half rocking gently on the cutting board. â€œYou tell me. Am I ready for chemistry?â€ Patch made a deep sound I couldnâ€™t decipher and grinned.”
“Some lawns have all the cheer of old cemeteries.”
“But it wasn't just a technical approach towards the piano, studying the music for this film was also a way of approaching the soul of the film, because the film is really about the soul of Schubert and the soul of Bach”

Source : "Isabelle Huppert (I)". Interview with Christopher Cook, www.theguardian.com. November 11, 2001.
“Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.”
“There never was a democracy that did not commit suicide.”

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