"Irish gardens beat all for horror. With 19 gardeners, Lord Talbot of Malahide has produced an affair exactly like a suburban golf course."

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Nancy Mitford

#Nature Quotes #Golf Quotes #Garden Quotes

“If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. Iâ€™m not saying that the truth doesnâ€™t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive.”
“It's not one of Bruno's fastest wins... but it's one of them.”
“The thing about the Internet is the openness. People can link to each other themselves.”
“I had fought on behalf of man against the sea, but I realized that it had become more urgent to fight on behalf of the sea against men.”
“Be yourself and you will find, who minds doesn't matter and who matters won't mind.”

Source : Rachel Simmons (2004). “Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy”, p.27, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.”

Source : Louise J. Kaplan (1995). “Adolescence: The Farewell to Childhood”, Touchstone Books
“Enlightenment means choosing to dwell in a state of presence rather than in time.Â It means saying yes to what is.”
“The first song I wrote was called "You" and it was a love song about somebody who didn't even exist. I remember them all because I used to always write terrible poetry. I keep all my notebooks.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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