"It's the centuries, Scarlett darling. All the life lived there, all the joy and all the sorrow, all the feasts and battles, they're in the air around and the land beneath you. It's time, years beyond our counting weighing without weight on the earth. You cannot see it or smell it or hear it or touch it, but you feel it brushing your skin and speaking without sound. Time. And mystery."

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Source : Alexandra Ripley (1992). “Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind”, G K Hall & Co

Alexandra Ripley

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“So much about living life, to me, is about humility and gratitude. And I've tried very hard to have those qualities and be that person and I'm just so disappointed in myself that I allowed it to slip.”

Source : "Exclusive: Katherine Heigl on being 'disappointed' in herself and the truth behind Emmygate". Interview with Michael Ausiello, ew.com. March 25, 2010.
“And sometimes I'm criticized. But I think that if those who criticize us will look at the reason why the shape is this, well then, I think that they would not object so strenuously.”
“If your soul dances, your body follows”
“Gainfully unemployed, very proud of it, too.”
“I remember reminding myself that beauty is an opinion, not a fact. And it has always made me feel better.”
“In fact, it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century. The largest, most powerful force ever set forth from Britain or any nation.”
“I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.”
“The notions of going to work, putting in set hours, and getting 'face time' are increasingly antiquated ideas. Because of technology we have entered a modern era of work where we can work from wherever we want, whenever we want and we can be more productive and make greater contributions than ever before.”

Source : "Adjusting Our Work-Life Balance in the Internet Economy" by Maynard Webb, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 29, 2010.

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