"You can't drive to the coastline. You can only drive so close to the white chalky cliff and then you have to get out and dive."

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Source : Joyelle McSweeney (2007). “Flet: A Novel”

Joyelle McSweeney

#White Quotes #Cliffs Quotes #Coastline Quotes

“Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.”
“A minister may fill his pews, his communion roll, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on his knees in secret before God Almighty, that he is and no more.”
“Even if you fall on the runway, I wouldn't blame you. It would mean that we made a mistake in choosing you.”
“Music is a really powerful way for me to catalyze all kinds of things. It's always been the cure. Through music, I've healed all the wounds I've had and celebrated all the good things in life. Through music, I turn things, good or bad, into energy.”
“I've met people and have mentors that have taught me and I'm still trying to get better today.”

Source : "Gigi Hadid Hates the Gym, Loves Carbs, and Just Got Her First Fitness Campaign". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. October 4, 2016.
“We make too much of that long groan which underlines the past.”

Source : Derek Walcott (2014). “What the Twilight Says: Essays”, p.68, Macmillan
“I will never belong to anyoneâ€”I will die before I allow that to happen.”
“Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.”

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