"A homely woman is one of the most comely of apes."

-- Publilius Syrus

#Women Quotes #Apes Quotes

“A defeated nation is always explaining itself. That's why the best storytellers are always from vanquished nations.”
“A standard saying among fly fishermen is that trout spend anywhere from 80 to 90 percent of their time feeding below the water's surface on the immature forms of aquatic insects. Some anglers are even more precise, but whatever the exact percentage , it's safe to say that to fully appreciate any tailwater fishery you will have to learn the fine art of nymphing.”

Source : Ed Engle (1991). “Fly Fishing the Tailwaters”, p.65, Stackpole Books
“When I turned 50, I said to myself, well, if this is what it's like turning 50, I can't wait to turn 60 because I still felt very, very mentally and physically good, outside my back surgery.”
“Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.”
“But is not He who created it for the sake of the sick body more than the remedy? And is not He who cures the soul, which is more than the body, greater?”
“I want people to feel good about themselves.”
“I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.”
“Sometimes lost treasures can be reclaimed.”

Source : Rebecca Wells (2004). “Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: a novel”

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