"I want nothing from love, in short, but love."

--

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

“God taking from us and loving us at the same time by providing comforters was a kind of spiritual equanimity. It seemed a phenomenon of life how a death insinuates us into the debt of those who stand by us in trouble and console us.”

Source : Susan Vreeland (2011). “Clara and Mr. Tiffany: A Novel”, p.89, Random House
“Let your love fly like a bird on a wing And let your love bind you to all livin' things And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean That's the reason.”
“At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks.”
“Peace will come to the world when the people have enough noodles to eat.”
“And so really, you have given me no choice but to take you shopping by force.â€ She sighed, then reached up, dropping her sunglasses down from their perch on her head to cover her eyes. â€œDo you even realize how happy the average teenage girl would be in your shoes? I have a credit card. Weâ€™re at the mall. I want to buy you things. Itâ€™s like adolescent nirvana.â€ - Cora”
“Would it not be simpler If the Government Dissolved the people And elected another?”
“Creatively, I thought we were still viable and could do more records. But our working relationship just wasn't happening at all, and our chemistry as people broke down because of that.”
“I love 'Homeland.' I think it's such a well-done, well-acted TV show.”

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