"To shut the door at the end of the workday, which does not spill over into evening. To throw away books after reading them so theydon't have to be dusted. To go through boxes on New Year's Eve and throw out half of what is inside. Sometimes for extravagance to pick a bunch of flowers for the one table. Other women besides me must have this daydream about a carefree life."

-- Maxine Hong Kingston

#New Year Quotes #Work Quotes #Flower Quotes

“But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?”
“When women's true history shall have been written, her part in the upbuilding of this nation will astound the world.”
“You hear about these shows where there are all these women are supposedly always in a catfight, and then you find out in reality that they're all getting along fine.”
“People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad.”
“Immerse yourself in natureâ€™s symphony and let your senses burst with joy.”
“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”
“Look, we are a rock group. But you should see all those things in perspective. People tend to blow up everything into ridiculous proportions. And then the fun is gone real soon.”
“our love for the dead, like a floating iceberg, can only be measured by the depths of our resentments.”

Source : Rosario Ferré (1996). “Sweet Diamond Dust: And Other Stories”, Plume Books

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