"History is the gradual instant"

-- Anne Michaels

#Instant Quotes

“As anyone who goes into dog-rescue knows, it is not a for-profit business, but the rewards are priceless for me.”
“After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.”
“Being a sports fan is a complex matter, in part irrational but not unworthy; a relief from the seriousness of the real world, with its unending pressures and often grave obligations.”
“I am a woman, I am a housewife, I am a government official, I've been twice a government secretary, I've been leader of a parliamentary group, I am an economist.”
“I'm not trying to plant the seed that I'm the most fashionable NBA guy - of course, I think that in my own mind.”
“Once a secret society establishes itself within an open society, there is no end to the hideous mistrust it must cause.”
“I've always been a fan of Kate Winslet. She's very classy and a sexy little thing, too.”
“It was as if the news itself wanted to reassure me. Even Jack the Ripper himself had reappeared as part of the greeting committee.”

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