"Autumn clouds, vague and obscure; The evening, lonely and chill. I felt the dampness on my garments, But saw no spot, and heard no sound of rain."

-- Bai Juyi

#Summer Quotes #Lonely Quotes #Rain Quotes

“Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.”
“I feel like my unwillingness to look for healthy options now is the reason why I have put my weight back on. â€¦ Everybody knows how to diet, everybody has had their shares of ups and downs of yo-yo diets, but the hardest thing is to learn really how to make this a lifestyle that you can sustain for the rest of your life.”
“I don't want my picture in any cigarettes, but I also don't want you to lose the ten dollars, so I'm enclosing my check for that sum.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The night swelled with magic; not the beneficent kind of love-magic that sweeps couples away, but the kind of magic that rips and tears, the enchantment that creeps out of the woods and pounces.”
“What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories.”

Source : Points of View Ch. 1
“The universe is a great mystery.”
“I never even watched football growing up. I just play the game.”
“Fra Lippo, we have learned from thee A lesson of humanity: To every mother's heart forlorn, In every house the Christ is born.”

Source : Richard Watson Gilder (1903). “A Christmas Wreath”

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