"People always think that happiness is a faraway thing," thought Francie, "something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up; a place of shelter when it rains - a cup of strong hot coffee when you're blue; for a man, a cigarette for contentment; a book to read when you're alone - just to be with someone you love. Those things make happiness."

-- Betty Smith

#Strong Quotes #Rain Quotes #Coffee Quotes

“The world has not warmed up very much since the millennium. Twelve years is a reasonable timeâ€¦ it (the temperature) has stayed almost constant, whereas it should have been rising â€” carbon dioxide is rising, no question about that,”
“I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look.”
“Aerial perspective has nothing to do with line, but concerns tones and colours, by the delicate manipulation of which an artist can suggest infinite distance.”
“The VCR is to the American film producer, as the Boston Strangler is to the woman home alone.”
“Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.”
“Silence and simplicity obtrude on no one, but are yet two unequaled attractions in woman.”
“What's interesting is, for myself, when I become really attracted to somebody, I find them in my dreams... conversations, nothing more.”

Source : "Alice Englert Talks Witch Bar Mitzvahs and Civil War Re-Enactments on the Set of 'Beautiful Creatures'". Interview with Scott Wampler, collider.com. November 8, 2012.
“I've always believed in the old-fashioned way: When you've got scoundrels in office, you vote 'em out.”

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