"It remained an open question, how much sympathy love could stand."

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Source : Chad Harbach (2011). “The Art of Fielding: A Novel”, p.91, Hachette UK

Chad Harbach

“I always have a good quality extra virgin olive oil. A cheap quality oil will end up cheapening your dishes. And I love sweetening my dishes with maple syrup. It has a bit of a bitter kick at the end that works wonderfully in savory dishes.”

Source : "World Chefs: No-nonsense food with a pinch of punk". Interview with Dorene Internicola, www.reuters.com. August 16, 2011.
“Do you know how hard it is to say nothing? When every atom of you strains to do the opposite? I had practiced not saying anything the whole way from the airport, and it was still nearly killing me.”
“All I wanted was what I'd already had. That exultation, that love. It was my one real home; I was a visitor everywhere else.”

Source : Scott Spencer (2010). “Endless Love”, p.41, Open Road Media
“Despair is as hollow and deceptive as hope!”
“You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can't wait.”
“And it's hard at the end of the day”
“I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I was born in love with all elephants. Not for a reason that I know. Not because of any of their individual qualities â€” wisdom, kindness, power, grace, patience, loyalty â€” but for what they are altogether. For their entire elephantness.”

Source : Pat Derby, Peter S. Beagle (1976). “The lady and her tiger”, Dutton Books

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