"An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky."

-- Abigail Padgett

#Appreciation Quotes #Scotch Quotes #Taste Quotes

“No matter how many people give me advice, I am going to do what my heart tells me to do”
“But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris.”
“The Bible, however, was not created to be amended and altered with each passing culture.”
“It's not the end that I fear with each breath- It's life that scares me to death.”

Source : "Song: "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated" ("Siren Song of the Counter Culture")". August 10, 2004.
“Ill buy an old jacket and attach gold buttons and a couple royal patches. Or Ill find an old busted sweatshirt, tear out the zipper, and replace it with a $700 zipper. I make things my own.”
“In this world, where we find ourselves, we need compassion more than anything, I think, or we are all alone.”

Source : "Tigana". Book by Guy Gavriel Kay, 1990.
“Stopping before you reach the goal does not make the discouragement go away. All it does is make the discouragement permanent. Instead, keep going, keep making the attempt, until you make that last, fulfilling attempt that brings the success you desire.”
“Christmas crept into Pine Cove like a creeping Christmas thing: dragging garland, ribbon, and sleigh bells, oozing eggnog, reeking of pine, and threatening festive doom like a cold sore under the mistletoe.”

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