"The words emerge from her body without her realizing it, as if she were being visited by the memory of a language long forsaken."

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Source : Marguerite Duras, Duras (1993). “Summer Rain”, Scribner Paper Fiction

Marguerite Duras

#Memories Quotes #Long Quotes #Body Quotes

“I usually think in terms of music”
“Tricky the paths a long love might follow, like the spiral down twists of a raindrop on a windowpane.”
“The argument that today's National Guardsmen, members of a select militia, would constitute the only persons entitled to keep and bear arms has no historical foundation.”

Source : Joyce Lee Malcolm (1996). “To Keep and Bear Arms: The Origins of an Anglo-American Right”, p.163, Harvard University Press
“I've always written songs that were confessional, acoustic, wordy - my writing style matches my personality. The music always has to match the mouth it comes out of.”

Source : Source: www.teenvogue.com
“This is a unique aquarium in that a large portion of its collection features freshwater species, and it specializes in fish, amphibians and reptiles from the southwestern part of the country. The River Journey exhibit transports visitors from the Appalachian highlands through ponds, rivers and swamps, all the way to the seacoast. The recently added Ocean Journey exhibit allows visitors to sample a variety of saltwater environments.”
“Rather than deal with problems in relationships, I've always moved on. That's why I'm one of the very few survivors as a woman, you know.”
“I loved magic, and so I would practice my magic tricks in front of a mirror for hours and hours and hours because I was told that you must practice, you must practice and never present a trick before it's ready.”
“I find one vast garden spread out all over the universe. All plants, all human beings, all higher mind bodies are about in this garden in various ways, each has his own uniqueness and beauty. Their presence and variety give me great delight. Every one of you adds with his special feature to the glory of the garden.”

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