"Allure goes beyond appearances to the way they grace the world. Some women propel themselves by means of an internal gyroscope. Others glide through life as if on ice skates. Some women convey their tortured lives through their eyes; others encircle you in the music of their laughter."

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Source : Keith Donohue (2011). “The Stolen Child”, p.58, Random House

Keith Donohue

#Laughter Quotes #Mean Quotes #Eye Quotes

“My grandfather was very into horse racing, and I found some of his old journals and got into it from there. It has a lot of parallels to skiing. It's a fun lifestyle, being around the racetrack.”
“If you work hard, it will pay off.”
“There is no substitute for skill. It is the priceless possession of every great artist in every field of endeavor. It is instinctly felt by an audience and is reflected in the superiority of his work”
“Don't blame me. Tell your mom to move closer. Tell her there's this new club called civilization and you guys should join.”
“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”

Source : Mary Catherine Bateson (2004). “Willing to Learn: Passages of Personal Discovery”
“When I came back into show business in '88 after spending 20-odd years in the civil service, it wasn't planned.”
“Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.”
“Fitzgerald coined the phrase the 'Jazz Age,' and now we're living in the Hip-Hop Age.”

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