"The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with danger. There was a sense that the safety nets had been cut away, that each citizen walked upon the high wire of this, the real world. I longed not merely to travel through it, but to live in such a city."

-- Tahir Shah

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“Never did tombs look so ghastly white. Never did cypress, or yew, or juniper so seem the embodiment of funeral gloom. Never did tree or grass wave or rustle so ominously. Never did bough creak so mysteriously, and never did the far-away howling of dogs send such a woeful presage through the night.”
“I do believe in forgiving and forgetting. There was a reason we were together. I just want to hold on to the good times.”

Source : "Tony Parker Engaged? Eva Longoria’s NBA Star Ex Calls Axelle Francine ‘Fiance’ On Twitter", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2013.
“Just the thought of anybody saying that Obama was the one who divided us when the Republican leadership started out saying we're going to block everything he tries to do - and they were very successful at that, but they couldn't keep him from doing everything. So thank God for his hard work.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“Perhaps the most important rule is to hold on to your winners and cut your losers. Both are equally important. If you donâ€™t stay with your winners, you are not going to be able to pay for the losers.”
“If you believe in God, believe in Death Row East.”
“I like to be in control of my body. Also, I love getting into character and exploring a different aspect of who I am.”
“Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents. No phone, no pool, no pets, ain't got no big regrets. Two hours of pushin' broom, buys an eight by twelve, four-bit room. I'm a man of means, by no means, king of the road.”
“When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win.”

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