"Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear."

-- William Shakespeare

#Distance Quotes #Blow Quotes #Fuel Quotes

“We went through a hard time, and we had to turn to music as a means to putting food on the table. And we've been doing it ever since. No regrets either.”
“After spending most of her life scanning the horizon for slights and threats, genuine and imagined, she knew the real threat to her happiness came not from the dot in the distance, but from looking for it. Expecting it. Waiting for it. And in some cases, creating it. Her father had jokingly accused her of living in the wreckage of her future. Until one day she'd looked deep into his eyes and saw he wasn't joking. He was warning her.”

Source : Louise Penny (2014). “The Long Way Home: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel”, p.22, Macmillan
“Fault always lies in the same place: with him weak enough to lay blame.”
“...freedom can be a full-time job if you let it.”

Source : Pearl Cleage (2010). “Till You Hear from Me: A Novel”, p.161, One World/Ballantine
“Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you'll get to where God wants you to be.”
“Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.”

Source : "Anthony Hopkins: 'I've never been really close to anyone'". Interview with John Crace, www.theguardian.com. January 23, 2012.
“Naked acrobatics are on my resume”

Source : "Zac Efron, co-stars talk 'naked acrobatics,' have 'awkward moment' on TODAY". Interview with Ree Hines, www.today.com. January 21, 2014.
“I suppose no matter what I'm drawing, there will always be some sort of question in my mind about it. A work of art (even cartoon art) is never really finished; it is abandoned.”

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