"All right," he said. "Since you ask so nicely." "I wasn't asking." "I'm aware of that. The sharp point in my back did make it clear."

-- Rachel Caine

#Asking Quotes #Said Quotes #Clear Quotes

“The really great gallerists have always been interested in imagery that is not that imagery.”
“But beauty vanishes; beauty passes; However rare rare it be; And when I crumble, who will remember This lady of the West Country?”
“You can't drive a Spike with a Tack Hammer”
“...people of old deemed freedom from greed precious, and this is how they got beyond the world.”
“If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.”
“I wanted to drag Shakespeare from obscurity. I've been a fan my whole life.”
“What we need most right now, at this moment, is a kind of patriotic grace - a grace that takes the long view, apprehends the moment we're in, comes up with ways of dealing with it, and eschews the politically cheap and manipulative. That admits affection and respect. That encourages them. That acknowledges that the small things that divide us are not worthy of the moment; that agrees that the things that can be done to ease the stresses we feel as a nation should be encouraged, while those that encourage our cohesion as a nation should be supported.”
“The Westgate Landfill is zoned for residential use. It's near a planned village. The Navy has a capping plan for the site, but it's not consistent with residential use for the site.”

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