"Ella's supersonic voice followed her all the way to Bleecker Street and then dissolved amid the noisy profusion of shops, cafes, and restaurants and the crush of people that made the West Village of Manhattan unique in the world. In a single block you could buy fertility statues from Tanzania, rare Amazonian orchids, a pawned brass tuba, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, or the best, most expensive cup of coffee you ever tasted. It was the doughnuts, incidentally, that attracted Gaia."

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Source : Francine Pascal (2001). “Sam”, p.7, Simon and Schuster

Francine Pascal

#Crush Quotes #Block Quotes #Coffee Quotes

“Fear can be overcome only by Faith.”

Source : Grantly Dick-Read (1950). “The birth of a child: obstetric procedure in normal chidbirth for those who attend women in labor”
“A 'why' is a dangerous thing... It challenges old, comfortable ways, forces people to think about that they do instead of just mindlessly doing it. (Haplo) ... I think the danger is not so much in asking the 'why' as in believing you have come up with the only answer. (Alfred)”
“If guys practiced self-control, 'modesty' wouldn't be such a huge deal.”
“I meditate. Meditation helps me.”

Source : Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.foxnews.com. October 9, 2012.
“I learned nothing at school, so I just lived in my own world.”
“Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's.”
“The Florida peninsula is, in fact, an emerging plateau, honeycombed with voids and vents, caves and underground waterways. Travelers on Interstate Highway I-75 have no idea that, beneath them, are cave labyrinths still being mapped by speleologists - 'cavers,' they prefer to be called.”
“What fools call "wasting time" is most often the best investment.”

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