"I had been right: freedom smelled like ozone and thunderstorms and gunpowder all at once, like snow and bonfires and cut grass, it tasted like seawater and oranges."

-- Tana French

#Cutting Quotes #Ozone Quotes #Orange Quotes

“Timor mortis conturbat me. The fear of death disturbs me.”
“Bureaucracies tend to grow and to brag about their growth based on how many individuals they have and how much money they spend.”

Source : Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. April 16, 2012.
“The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness.”
“People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels - people you don't want to resemble when you grow up”
“I've always loved writing emotionally rich, character-driven novels that explore the way people fall in love and deal with life's triumphs and tragedies. I enjoy writing the contemporary and historical books equally, though perhaps 'enjoy' is the wrong word.”

Source : Interview with Suzanne Fox, www.publishersweekly.com. January 28, 2002.
“The Catholic priest, from the moment he becomes a priest, is a sworn officer of the pope.”
“Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.”
“The state of man is inconstancy, ennui, anxiety.”

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