"I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to lead the more militant life of missionary, by a slow process or suddenly."

-- Pierre Loti

#Desire Quotes #Wish Quotes #Missionary Quotes

“There are brands out there, plus-size brands, that all they want to do is sell their clothes and be done.”

Source : "Danielle Brooks, Gabourey Sidibe and More Dance in Lingerie to Prove 'This Body Is Beautiful'". Interview with Colleen Kratofil, people.com. October 04, 2016.
“What censorship accomplishes, creating an unreal and hypocritical mythology, fomenting an attraction for forbidden fruit, inhibiting the creative minds among us and fostering an illicit trade. Above all, it curtails the right of the individual, be he creator or consumer, to satisfy his intellect and his interest without harm. In our law-rooted society, we are not the keeper of our brother's morals - only of his rights.”
“There has been peace. There will be peace again. But right now, we have work to do.”

Source : Simon R. Green (2016). “Deathstalker Destiny”, p.288, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
“Ive learned from dieting and not dieting that literally the thing that works best for me is that if I think of it, I better go ahead and have it.”
“So much of the literature we had to read for high school English class was filled with victimized, tragic, symbolic women who spurred the plot forward with their inevitable shunning/death/shunning-followed-by-pregnancy-followed-by-death timelines.”
“Let's set the record straight. Money is important! To say that it's not as important as any other things in life is ludicrous. What's more important, your arm or your leg? Could it be that both are important?”
“Does freedom of speech give the right to offend?”
“Soldiers who had been in the army long enough to know what a bloody swindle war really is would begin to feel that army life was really kind of fun, as long as [General Philip] Sheridan was up front.”

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