"Ghosts seem harder to please than we are; it is as though they haunted for hauntingâ€™s sake -- much as we relive, brood, and smoulder over our pasts."

-- Elizabeth Bowen

#Past Quotes #Haunting Quotes #Sake Quotes

“I've always been very interested in fashion, but it is extremely important to me that the social and environment issues associated with the production of fashionable clothing are addressed. Made-By carries out really important work in transforming the fashion industry, and I am thrilled to support the organisation and help raise awareness of these ongoing issues.”
“There is no such thing as "Just a cat.”
“No one ever takes my side.”
“My husband and I have never considered divorce... murder sometimes, but never divorce.”
“Ooh, ah, ooh, ah, that's the sound of the men working on the chain gang.”
“Every sport has its own cast of characters.”

Source : Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. May 28, 2004.
“I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it.”
“Sauces in cookery are like the first rudiments of grammar - the foundation of all languages.”

Source : Alexis Soyer (1851). “The Modern Housewife: Or, Ménagère. Comprising Nearly One Thousand Receipts, for the Economic and Judicious Preparation of Every Meal of the Day, and Those for the Nursery and Sick Room; and Minute Directions for Family Management in All Its Branches. Illustrated with Engravings Including the Modern Housewife's Unique Kitchen, and Magic Stove”, p.88

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