"Wine is a precarious aphrodisiac, and its fumes have blighted many a mating."

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Source : Norman Douglas (1932). “Paneros, Some Words on Aphrodisiacs and the Like”

Norman Douglas

#Wine Quotes #Aphrodisiac Quotes #Mating Quotes

“Continuous delivery without continuous feedback is very, very dangerous.”
“I've been through so much in my life. I've seen so much. I know how fast things can change. I know someone can be here one minute and gone the next.”
“Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.”
“World peace is the most essential outer realization of our time.”
“I got my equity card, found my agent, and then I got a part on 'Gilmore Girls.' That turned into a job that kept giving - they wrote more for me.”

Source : "Of Barbecue and Vampires". Interview with R.U. Steinberg, www.austinchronicle.com. June 13, 2013.
“I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.”
“Sixteen Tons was written eight years before I recorded it.”
“Just as some plants bear fruit only if they don't shoot up too high, so in practical arts the leaves and flowers of theory must be pruned and the plant kept close to its proper soil- experience.”

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