"There is a geography which holds its hands just so far from the breast and pushes you away, crying so."

-- Frank O'Hara

#Hands Quotes #Cry Quotes #Geography Quotes

“Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.”
“Well there's nobody who has a more supportive husband than I do, and he has a business that he runs, and it's his own business, so he has work to do, my kids have school to do, I mean, people have - there are other things in life besides politics.”
“Open your mind before your mouth”
“The Americans never walk. In winter too cold and in summer too hot.”
“Bolivia is a striking example. The mostly white, Europeanized elite, which is a minority, happens to be sitting on most of the hydrocarbon reserves. For the first time Bolivia is becoming democratic. So it's therefore bitterly hated by the West, which despises democracy, because it's much too dangerous.”
“Christianity, like most religions, works with fear. Sins can be confessed and you are 'Clean again' and can start to sin again without thinking about your old sins. We believe that people should ask themselves why they sinned. They should show some responsibility.”
“I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play.”

Source : "Afropolitan Author Talks Fractured Family Ties in ‘Ghana Must Go’". Interview with Patrice Peck, www.ebony.com. May 2, 2013.
“The most powerful lesson you can learn in running? You're capable of much more than you think.”

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