"Within my own life, I read all the beloved novels by lamps of vegetable oil; I saw the Standard Oil invading my own village, I saw gas lamps in the Chinese shops in Shanghai; and I saw their elimination by electric lights."

-- Hu Shih

#Light Quotes #Vegetables Quotes #Oil Quotes

“And if I end up with blood on my hands, well I know, that you'll understand, 'cause I fight like a girl.”
“I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone.”

Source : Interview With Sharon Krum, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2006.
“When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.”
“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.”

Source : 365 Days and One More (1926) p. 277
“I would be lost without the feeling of antagonism that people have towards me. I write out of defiance.”
“Art is a magic which makes the hours melt away and even days dissolve into seconds”

Source : Leonora Carrington (1988). “The seventh horse, and other tales”, Plume
“Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large.”
“There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless.”

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