"Only a pint at breakfast-time, and a pint and a half at eleven o'clock, and a quart or so at dinner. And then no more till the afternoon; and half a gallon at supper-time. No one can object to that."

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Source : R. D. Blackmore (2006). “Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor”, p.114, ReadHowYouWant.com

R.D. Blackmore

#Beer Quotes #Afternoon Quotes #Half Quotes

“Our lives ... are but a little while, so let them run as sweetly as you can, and give no thought to grief from day to day. For time is not concerned to keep our hopes, but hurries on its business, and is gone.”
“I hate people saying anything stupid. I don't really suffer fools very well at all. When people are acting like idiots, not that I'm not guilty of doing the odd idiotic thing myself from time to time, but when people say stupid things, it stresses me out.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When you really want something, and you couple that with an understanding of your nature, of your spiritual being, and the laws that govern you, you will keep going, regardless of what's happened. Nothing will stop you.”
“Character is determined by choice, not opinion.”
“I think in short order all of us need to act like we are citizens with not only rights, but also duties.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Think of it like running down a slope. If you attempt to slow down and choose your steps, youâ€™re bound to trip up and stumble.”
“We can't always do what we think we have to do. So when there's nothing else you can do, you wait... No matter what... pressure... you might feel.”

Source : Jeff Lindsay (2005). “Dearly Devoted Dexter”, p.95, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“It looks like a galosh with electronics in it.”

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