"If anything she was a shade too plump, but she knew the ninety-seven ways of making love that the Hindus are supposed to set much store byâ€•though mind you, it is all nonsense, for the seventy-fourth position turns out to be the same as the seventy-third, but with your fingers crossed."

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Source : George MacDonald Fraser (2013). “Flashman: A Novel”, p.67, Penguin

George MacDonald Fraser

#Making Love Quotes #Mind Quotes #Shade Quotes

“This film isn't about "white racism", or racism at all. DEAR WHITE PEOPLE is about identity. It's about the difference between how the mass culture responds to a person because of their race and who they understand themselves to truly be. And this societal conflict appears to be one that many share.”
“Mansions once Knew their own masters, and laborious hinds, That had surviv'd the father, serv'd the son. Now the legitimate and rightful lord Is but a transient guest, newly arrived, And soon to be supplanted. He that saw His patrimonial timber cast its leaf, Sells the last scantling, and transfers the price To some shrewd sharper ere it buds again. Estates are landscapes, gazed upon awhile, Then advertised and auctioneer'd away.”
“He stares at me, and I don't look away. He isn't a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive. Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It's my choice.”
“Hate is holding back humanity from its full potential.”
“You figure that time could heal all wounds, but some people just really hold a crazy grudge.”

Source : "Steven Adler on a Guns N' Roses Hall of Fame Reunion". Interview with Andy Greene, www.rollingstone.com. December 7, 2011.
“In the end I didn't know who I was crying for, but it was something my body wanted to do, as though trying to digest grief.”
“The good man brings good to things out of the good stored up in his heart.”
“Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.”

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