"China tea, the scent of hyacinths, wood fires and bowls of violets â€“ that is my mental picture of an agreeable February afternoon."

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Source : Constance Spry (1953). “A Constance Spry Anthology”

Constance Spry

#Fire Quotes #Tea Quotes #Afternoon Quotes

“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.”

Source : Interview published with the "Biograph" album set, 1985.
“The price of clinging to the enemy [a man] is your life. To enter into a relationship with a man who has divested himself as completely and publicly from the male role as much as possible would still be a risk. But to relate to a man who has done any less is suicide.... I, personally, have taken the position that I will not appear with any man publicly, where it could possibly be interpreted that we were friends.”
“Forgetting is something that time takes care of, but forgiveness is an act of volition, and only the sufferer is qualified to make the decision.”

Source : Simon Wiesenthal (2008). “The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness”, p.100, Schocken
“If you are a guild, take care of your friends. That is all I have to say.”

Source : "Fairy Tail". Manga series by Hiro Mashima, Chapter 283, December 15, 2006 - October 17, 2013.
“The biggest fashion mistake people make is they try to hang on to their youth. Embrace who you are now-your body, your lifestyle, your coloring.”
“I did not think I had what it took to be an actor, because most of the actors that I encountered were people who were very narcissistic and I thought since I lacked narcissism to become an actor because that's what it took. It was more of a social experiment for me to walk in the shoes of other people that I found interesting.”

Source : "Interview with Falcon Rising star and martial artist Michael Jai White". Interview with Bobby Blakey, www.axs.com. September 8, 2014.
“A child who has been severely punished for sex play is not necessarily less inclined to continue; and a man who has been imprisoned for violent assault is not necessarily less inclined toward violence.”
“One's too many and a hundred's not enough.”

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