"I drew my bride, beneath the moon,Across my threshold; happy hour!But, ah, the walk that afternoonWe saw the water-flags in flower!"

-- Coventry Patmore

#Flower Quotes #Moon Quotes #Water Quotes

“I recommend Avon Skin-So-Soft. Itâ€™s a bath product. It smells like someone fed a Disney Princess through a juicer, but it works better than anything else on the market.”
“The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.”
“Being a martyr is highly overrated.”
“Those are some strong currents you're swimming against.”
“Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want.”
“The reason that one person rejects you will be the exact same reason someone else is drawn to you.”
“I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.”

Source : "Baz Luhrmann's Despair, Drive and Gamble Behind 'Great Gatsby'" by Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 24, 2013.
“It occurred to me that when a person chooses certain behaviors, they have complete, 100% control over their choices. But once the behavior is chosen, therein lies the extent of the effects of that choice. One has 0% control over what happens to them or to their body as a result of that choice. You can choose how you respond to the consequences, but control is relinquished. Choose carefully!”

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