"To his surprise, she leaned over and kissed him on the forehead, a kiss so full of affection that it dispelled the awkwardness, even as it caused Miles' heart to plummet, because all kisses are calibrated, and this one revealed the great chasm between affection and love."

-- Richard Russo

#Heart Quotes #Kissing Quotes #And Love Quotes

“Life is too short not to do a little practical joking.”
“I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me.”
“The simple fact is that, since the beginning of this century, the average global temperature has flatlined; indeed, over the past 18 months it has fallen back, and according to the satellite measurements of temperature, it is now basically back at the level it was in 1979, when such measurements started to be taken.”

Source : "Peter Lilley: 'I am a global lukewarmist' and other quotes" by Lauren Niland, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2012.
“The worst thing about losing this job: Iâ€™m no longer covered by NBC. I have to sign up for ObamaCare.”
“Nature is a collective idea, and, though its essence exist in each individual of the species, can never in its perfection inhabit a single object.”

Source : James Barry, John Opie, Henry Fuseli (1848). “Lectures on Painting”, p.495
“At uni I met a lot of people I had nothing in common with. Some were very clever, some very rich, some very sporty. Some of them became my best friends, but not at first. Having things in common isn't always the best start to a friendship. I'd stick with it! Also, try to chat to people when they're on their own. So many people feel they need to perform in big groups.”

Source : "Ask John: university advice from comedian John Robins". The Telegraph interview, www.telegraph.co.uk. August 16, 2017.
“In fashion, there's a lack of strong male images. And there's a huge lack of strong African American images. I noticed over the past thirteen years, Ralph and those guys have used guys that looked similar to me. And I was happy for those guys, but eventually I said, 'Enough is enough, I'm just going to go in and take my job back.'”

Source : "Tyson Beckford on Modeling, Zoolander, and Racism in the Fashion Industry". Interview with Jonathan Evans, www.esquire.com. January 17, 2014.
“We live in a flat; my wife would be happy if we had a house with stairs. Or a little cottage in the country.”

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