"And I will make thee beds of roses, And a thousand fragrant posies."

-- Marie Antoinette

#Love Quotes #Flower Quotes #Rose Quotes

“Fashions are not fashions at all but refashioning; language is not communication but reinvention. They are never in place but on display.”

Source : Dionne Brand (2012). “A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging”, p.64, Vintage Canada
“I'm frustrated with Hollywood and television and the movies because they see science fiction as an excuse for eye candy, for lots of great special effects.”
“Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.”
“[The] swarming, grunting masses of jackals...”
“I remain persuaded of the inevitable and necessary complementarity of man and woman. Love, imperfect as it may be in its content and expression, remains the natural link between these two beings. To love one another! If only each partner could move sincerely towards the other! If each could only melt into the other! If each would only accept the other's qualities instead of listing his faults! If each could only correct bad habits without harping on about them!”

Source : Mariama Bâ (1989). “So Long a Letter”, p.88, Heinemann
“If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.”
“When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life.”

Source : "Whitney Houston's Words: 20 Memorable Quotes From the Late Pop Icon", abcnews.go.com. February 15, 2012.
“Taiwan is the Republic of China, the Republic of China is Taiwan.”

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