"The shamans are forever yacking about their snake oil miracles. I prefer the real McCoy, a pregnant woman."

-- Robert A. Heinlein

#Real Quotes #Oil Quotes #Snakes Quotes

“I am tired of knowing nothing and being reminded of it all the time.”
“In a world of hunchbacks, a fine figure becomes a monstrosity.”
“For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure.”
“The spiritual is whatever allows us to notice the miraculous nature of life.”

Source : Aurora Levins Morales (1998). “Medicine Stories: History, Culture, and the Politics of Integrity”, p.128, South End Press
“I am not insecure enough to count the bouquets I receive on my birthday, I don't assess my popularity by the number of magazine covers I am on, I don't get worried if my song is on the seventh position on countdown charts.”
“Art is not for the personal satisfaction of one or the other, but art wants to return all what's in life... Art wants to give back everything what's in our lives. The more comprehensive the artist stands in life the more powerful his work will speak, and therefore a work of art is a measure of the mental size of his creator.”

Source : "Bram van Velde, A Tribute, Municipal Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, Municipal Museum Schiedam, Museum de Wieger", Deurne, p. 44, 1994.
“The thing about the Internet is the openness. People can link to each other themselves.”
“I just elbowed the pretty blonde he'd been speaking to aside and slapped my panties on his chest. "As soon as I saw you", I purred, "I knew I wouldn't be needing these"!”

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