"Take of London fog 30 parts; malaria 10 parts, gas leaks 20 parts, dewdrops gathered in a brickyard at sunrise 25 parts; odor of honeysuckle 15 parts. Mix. The mixture will give you an approximate conception of a Nashville drizzle."

-- O. Henry

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“As is the case with many Middle Eastern nations, women are nowhere near equal to men when it comes to basic freedoms and rights that we take for granted every day.”
“I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there”
“We get picked up in these Rolls Royces and get three miles down the highway and five cop cars pull us over.”
“Two people making love, she once said, are like one drowned person resuscitating the other.”
“Science is the one human activity that is truly progressive. The body of positive knowledge is transmitted from generation to generation.”
“In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of lovers.”

Source : Louis Simpson (2003). “The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001”, p.182, BOA Editions, Ltd.
“What motivates me is everything that I have been a small part of.”
“Oy vey, these guys is New York's spineless Strangled and denied it for Anthony Baez”

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