"We fitted together like the two halves of an oyster-shell. I was Narcissus, embracing the pond in which I was about to drown. However much we had to hide our love, however guarded we had to be about our pleasure, I could not long be miserable about a thing so very sweet. Nor, in my gladness, could I quite believe that anybody would be anything but happy for me if only they knew."

-- Sarah Waters

#Sweet Quotes #Believe Quotes #Oysters Quotes

“I'm a tough guy, and I like pitching in tough games.”
“In life, there are no shortcuts to joy. Anything that is worth pursuing requires us to suffer just a little bit.”
“The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being.”
“I assert with confidence that the law of success, here and hereafter, is to have a humble and a prayerful heart, and to work, work, work.”
“There was always a real reason for everything - why spoons tarnished, and jam furred, and people declined into God, or drink, or card games.”
“I remember having some problems with [the Deus Ex theme] when I first heard it and I was trying to figure out how to tell [Alex Brandon] I wanted changes. But then I noticed that I couldn't get it out of my mind. I was whistling or humming it to myself all the time. So I just kept my mouth shut and let it be. I think it's a highly addictive tune”
“That is what literature offersâ€”a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isn't a hiding place. It is a finding place.”
“Winter's palette is clear and spare, restrictive enough to curb the excesses of even the most daring gardeners.”

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