"I tried to avoid looking at the dress full on, lest it burn out my retinas with its glittering hideousness."

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Source : Katie Macalister (2007). “Holy Smokes: An Aisling Grey, Guardian, Novel”, p.61, Penguin

Katie MacAlister

#Dresses Quotes #Burn Out Quotes

“Books arenâ€™t just my defenses, the sandbags I use to fortify my position; they are also the building blocks of my soul, and I am the sum of all I read.”
“All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own.”

Source : Oscar W. Firkins (1934). “Memoirs and Letters”, p.94, U of Minnesota Press
“With the grace of Prophet Muhammed and Allah, almost all Hindus in Calicut are converted to Islam. Only a few are still not converted on the borders of Cochin State. I am determined to convert them also very soon. I consider this as Jehad to achieve that object.”

Source : Letter to Syed Abdul Dulai, January 18, 1790.
“When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man.”
“It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.”
“The poorest man in the world is the man without a dream.The most frustrated man in the world is the man with a dream that never becomes reality.”
“Theatre, in which actors take on changing roles, has among its many functions the examination of identity. For the individual, theatre is a kind of identity laboratory in which social roles can be examined vicariously.”

Source : Richard Hornby (1986). “Drama, Metadrama and Perception”, p.71, Associated University Presse
“Research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution.”

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