"There are times when born hollandaise heads, as well as nouveaux turbot freaks and recherche escargotphiles alike crave the saignet abundance of a New York steak."

-- Gael Greene

#New York Quotes #Freak Quotes #Abundance Quotes

“As each tree falls so does the earth's ability to heal itself and to adapt to the effects of our changing climate”
“When I stopped wanting my New Year's Eve to be perfect, to bring in the New Year right, is when it started working out right. When I was young, I was always looking for the best party to be at, to ring in the New Year, and I always ended up in the car going, "Happy New Year."”
“Can one alter oneÂ´s chief feature?" asked someone else. First it is necessary to know it. If you know it, much will depend on the quality of your knowing. If you know it well, then it is possible to change it.”
“It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.”
“What's the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em?”
“To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.”
“Doth some one say that there be gods above? There are not; no, there are not. Let no fool, Led by the old false fable, thus deceive you. Look at the facts themselves, yielding my words No undue credence: for I say that kings Kill, rob, break oaths, lay cities waste by fraud, And doing thus are happier than those Who live calm pious lives day after day All divinity Is built-up from our good and evil luck.”
“Our noblest hopes grow teeth and pursue us like tigers.”

Source : John Gardner, Joe Servello (1977). “In the suicide mountains”, Random House Inc

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