"Identity politics divides us; fiction connects. One is interested in sweeping generalizations, the other in nuances. One draws boundaries, the other recognizes no frontiers. Identity politics is made of solid bricks; fiction is flowing water."

-- Elif Safak

#Water Quotes #Identity Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“I don't know. Sometimes I try to say what's on my mind and it comes out sounding like I ate a dictionary and I'm ***** pages. Sorry”

Source : J. R. Moehringer (2005). “The Tender Bar: A Memoir”, p.149, Hachette UK
“Every tear is answered by a blossom, Every sigh with songs and laughter blent, April-blooms upon the breezes toss them. April knows her own, and is content.”
“While wine may be only a drink, it is also one of the most complex sensory pleasures we enjoy. It is as cerebral as it is sensual, and it requires a lifetime to appreciate it.”
“Little things do matter. Sometimes, little things matter the most. Everybody pays a lot of attention to big things, but nobody seems to understand that big things are almost always made up of little things. When you ignore little things, they often turn into big things that have become a lot harder to handle.”
“God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.”
“An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.”
“At the moment we seem to be heading in the opposite direction. However you dress it up, it's pretty obvious who is being affected by the government's cuts.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“As a golfer, you feel like you're perpetually on the rack [in foursomes]. Mentally, it's very difficult.”

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