"There are few sensations more painful, than, in the midst of deep grief, to know that the season which we have always associated with mirth and rejoicing is at hand."

--

Sarah Josepha Hale

#Christmas Quotes #Grief Quotes #Hands Quotes

“The creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot on storms.”
“I fear no man. If you breathe oxygen, I do not fear you.”
“View your burden as a gift. It's the theme that has been given you to work with. Accept that and lean into it.”

Source : Anne Tyler (2003). “Saint Maybe”
“Hurricane Sandy is a disturbing sign of things to come. We must heed this warning and act quickly to solve the climate crisis. Dirty energy makes dirty weather.”
“Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States.”
“Water is the most expressive element in nature. It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.”
“They were tower stairs, a tight corkscrew down. The spiraling descent made Karou dizzy: down, around, down, around, hypnotic, until it seemed as if she were caught in a purgatory of stairs and would go down like this forever.”
“I can cook to please people, but it's quite conventional. I make a good sponge cake. I find it hard to follow recipes.”

Source : "My favourite table". Interview with Neil Norman, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2007.

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