"... we all know the wag's definition of a philanthropist: a man whose charity increases directly as the square of the distance."

-- George Eliot

#Distance Quotes #Men Quotes #Squares Quotes

“In the sheltered heart of the clumps last year's foliage still clings to the lower branches, tatters of orange that mutter with the passage of the wind, the talk of old women warning the green generation of what they, too, must come to when the sap runs back.”

Source : Jacquetta Hawkes (1952). “A land”
“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.”
“Personality in man is what is "not his own" . . . what come from outside, what he has learned, or reflects, all traces of exterior impressions left in the memory.”
“I write in the mornings. During my down time.”
“Read everything you can on writing. Join online forums and critique groups, go to conferences, get feedback, and learn, learn, learn!”
“Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.”
“I don't consider myself attractive. I'm an academic, and in academia, people will write you off if you look younger.”

Source : Source: www.cosmopolitan.com
“Do your best... really that's all you can ask for from an athlete.”

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