"She [Susanna] realized she was still hugging the wall. Pride propelled her two steps forward. As she advanced, something bleated at her, as though chastising her for trespassing. She stopped midstep and peered at it. "Did you know there's a lamb in here?" "Never mind it. That's dinner." She gave it a smile and a friendly pat. "Hullo, Dinner. Aren't you a sweet thing." "It's not his name, it's his...function."

-- Tessa Dare

#Sweet Quotes #Wall Quotes #Pride Quotes

“Not that I was incapable of friendship. 'Don't be shy', the teachers coaxed. I was not shy, only extremely choosy. And Denise shone like a diamond. If you had to ask me to define paradise, I would have said a desert island which Denise could visit, on a boat.”
“I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career”
“I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.”
“Words can be deceitful, but pantomime necessarily is simple, clear and direct”
“Umpires are most vigorous when defending their miscalls.”

Source : Jim Brosnan (1962). “Pennant Race”
“The essence of fascism is to make laws forbidding everything and then enforce them selectively against your enemies.”

Source : John Lescroart (2009). “A Plague of Secrets”, p.90, Penguin
“It's only a house when it's filled with people you love.”

Source : Who's News Interview, USA Weekend Magazine, www.geocities.ws. October 24, 1999.
“Barack Obama happens to be the first African-American, and so criticism of him is and always was gonna be racism, and therefore not permitted.”

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