"We are all prisoners of our time and place."

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Source : David Henry Hwang (1988). “M. Butterfly”, p.38, Dramatists Play Service Inc

David Henry Hwang

#Prisoner Quotes

“Sanctified by their initiatory experiences and furnished with their spirit guardians, the shaman alone among human beings is able to consciously travel into the spiritual worlds as cosmic explorers.”
“Life was not intended to be simply a round of work, no matter how interesting and important that work may be. A momentâ€™s pause to watch the glory of a sunrise or a sunset is soul-satisfying, while a bird's song will set the steps to music all day long.”

Source : Laura Ingalls Wilder, Stephen W. Hines (1991). “Little house in the Ozarks: a Laura Ingalls Wilder sampler : the rediscovered writings”, Thomas Nelson Inc
“At least for soccer players, it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness - your base endurance, which comes from longer distance running, and your speed, which comes from sprint-based workouts.”

Source : Interview with Kim Tranell, www.seventeen.com. September 14, 2011.
“Someone once said you could tell the people who were in the most successful relationships by the bite marks on their tongues.”

Source : Barbara Seranella (2001). “Unfinished Business: A Munch Mancini Crime Novel”, p.177, Simon and Schuster
“The three saddest things are the ill wanting to be well, the poor wanting to be rich, and the constant traveler saying 'anywhere but here'.”
“Tis use alone that sanctifies expense And splendor borrow all her rays from sense.”
“It's hard to deny talent. If you're good, you're good.”

Source : Source: cuindependent.com
“It was to be a short visit for the G-shevs. More than four days in the U.S. and Raisa's VISA card bill would shatter the fragile Soviet economy.”

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