"In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading their arms like dancers. They know it is time to be still."

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Source : Cynthia Rylant (2015). “In November”, p.9, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Cynthia Rylant

#Dancer Quotes #Tree Quotes #Lovely Quotes

“Cor, love a duck. And also Lawks-a-mercy. I said that inwardly, but outwardly I said, "Blimey, and also, what larks.”
“To some extent, being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey.”
“As an actor, to have achieved financial stability is amazing. But I always have this weird fear that I'm not going to get any more work; it's about not having enough money.”
“Decades ago, our ancestors realized that it is not just political ideology, religious belief, race, or nationalism that is to blame for a warring world. Rather, they determined that it was the fault of human personality - of humankind's inclination towards evil, in whatever form that is. They divided into factions that sought to eradicate those qualities they believed responsible for the world's disarray.”
“We want to explore. We're curious people. Look back over history, people have put their lives at stake to go out and explore ... We believe in what we're doing. Now it's time to go.”
“A good song is a good song, and good musicians can play all different styles.”

Source : Source: www.chicagotribune.com
“The only animal from which humans have nothing to learn, in fact, is the sheep. Humans have already learned everything the sheep's got to teach.”

Source : Glen Duncan (2007). “I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story”, p.23, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I have no special desire to go crawl around in caves, but I really like the word [spelunking] and want to use it in conversation. I do a lot of things just to use words I like.”

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