"Melting pot Harlem-Harlem of honey and chocolate and caramel and rum and vinegar and lemon and lime and gall. Dusky dream Harlem rumbling into a nightmare tunnel where the subway from the Bronx keeps right on downtown."

-- Langston Hughes

#Dream Quotes #New York Quotes #Tunnels Quotes

“I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves.”
“You cannot hold back a good laugh any more than you can the tide. Both are forces of nature.”
“You have been the one encounter in my life that can never be repeated”
“Delivered from the galling yoke of time.”
“Previously I always thought it was just tactical and technique, but every match has become almost mental and physical - I try to push myself to move well. I try to push myself not to get upset and stay positive, and that's what my biggest improvement is over all those years. Under pressure I can see things very clear.”

Source : "Federer's mental powers keep record in sight" by Richard Jago, www.theguardian.com. March 5, 2007.
“I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.”
“Justice and judgment lie often a world apart.”

Source : Emmeline Pankhurst (2016). “My Own Story”, p.12, The Floating Press
“You are only as strong as you are honest.”

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