"the unexpected moment [is] always sweeter."

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Julia Quinn

#Unexpected Quotes #Moments Quotes

“There's no evidence whatsoever that Darwin had anything useful to say or anything to say period about how life began or how the universe began or how gravity began or how physics began or fluid motion or how thermodynamics began. He had nothing to say about that whatsoever.”
“People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies.”

Source : "Etta James Dies at 73; Voice Behind ‘At Last’" by Peter Keepnews, www.nytimes.com. January 20, 2012.
“Rhymes, meters, stanza forms, etc., are like servants. If the master is fair enough to win their affection and firm enough to command their respect, the result is an orderly happy household. If he is too tyrannical, they give notice; if he lacks authority, they become slovenly, impertinent, drunk and dishonest.”
“I am an alcoholic, as I said. And it is however we call it, a disease. That's an explanation, but not an excuse.”
“I am amused when goody-goodies proclaim, from the safety of their armchairs, that children are naturally prejudice-free, that they only learn to "hate" from listening to bigoted adults. Nonsense. Tolerance is a learned trait, like riding a bike or playing the piano. Those of us who actually live among children, who see them in their natural environment, know the truth: Left to their own devices, children will gang up on and abuse anyone who is even slightly different from the norm.”
“Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.”
“While the resurrection promises us a new and perfect life in the future, God loves us too much to leave us alone to contend with the pain, guilt and loneliness of our present life.”
“When did a smile ever get anyone into trouble?”

Source : Hannah Kent (2013). “Burial Rites”, p.84, Pan Macmillan

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