"I can always tell when you're reading somewhere in the house,' my mother used to say. 'There's a special silence, a reading silence."

-- Francis Spufford

#Mother Quotes #Reading Quotes #Silence Quotes

“A lot of people come to L.A. looking for something. What I came here for, I realize now, is to be okay with myself.”
“Googleâ€™s objective is to organize the worldâ€™s information and to make it accessible. Unicode plays a central role in this effort because it is the principal means by which content in every language can be represented in a form that can be processed by software. As Unicode extends its coverage of the worldâ€™s languages, it helps Google accomplish its mission.”
“Desire can be as fragile as it is sudden.”
“Landscape is history made visible.”
“A woman is like a tea bag. She only knows her strength when put in hot water.”
“As thou these ashes, little brook, wilt bear Into the Avon, Avon to the tide Of Severn, Severn to the narrow seas, Into main ocean they, this deed accursed An emblem yields to friends and enemies How the bold teacher's doctrine, sanctified By truth, shall spread, throughout the world dispersed.”
“The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee.”
“You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter what the future brings, you always will be, and I know that my life is better for it.”

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