"Americans have begun to understand that trouble does not start somewhere on the other side of town. It seems to originate inside the absolute middle of the homemade cherry pie."

-- June Jordan

#Pie Quotes #Doe Quotes #Towns Quotes

“And when you sigh from kiss to kiss I hear white Beauty sighing, too, For hours when all must fade like dew....”
“Once again, I had that feeling of drowning when I hadnâ€™t even known I was in the pool”
“Brody cannot believe the size of the creature, and with a classic, practical understatement tells Quint his assessment: You're gonna need a bigger boat. Awestruck, they all view the full-sized, massive shark circling the boat. Quint estimates it is 25 feet long: Three tons of him.”
“It's a great discipline to have to report to somebody, even if you're the sole owner”
“All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shriveled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.”
“If we build the people, they'll build the business”
“If each person in this world will simply take a small piece of this huge thing, this amazing quilt, and work it regardless of the color of the yarn, we will have harmony on this planet.”
“Everyone knows how to talk, and no one knows what to say.”

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