"Lord Akeldama did so love to know all the gossip about the mundane world, but it was in the manner of a cat amusing himself among the butterflies without a need to interfere should their wings get torn off. They were only butterflies, after all."

-- Gail Carriger

#Butterfly Quotes #Cat Quotes #Wings Quotes

“Junk bonds prove there's nothing magical in a Aaa bond rating.”
“The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.”
“Privacy is implied. Privacy is not up for discussion.”
“No matter what you do, you first have to have a vision... to see your goal, to believe in it, have faith in it and chase it. And then it's fun to chase it. If you don't have a goal or a vision, then you have nothing.”
“I was constantly being pushed toward a European ideal of what it means to be a classical or opera singer, let's say in the Renata Tebaldi mode. I reject that.”
“Men as yet need some help to their imagination. There remains still room for a little illusion. It is better for men, it is better for women, that each somewhat idealize the other. Much is lost when life has lost its atmosphere, and is reduced to naked fact.”

Source : Mary Abigail Dodge (1872). “Woman's Worth and Worthlessness: The Complement to "A New Atmosphere"”, p.281
“I always thought storytelling was like juggling [...] You keep a lot of different tales in the air, and juggle them up and down, and if you're good you don't drop any.”
“Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.”

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