"And often it would be a woman who was in her 70s or 80s who would win the beauty contest, because bound feet never age."

-- Lisa See

#Winning Quotes #Feet Quotes #Age Quotes

“Truly, Autumn is my season,â€ the scarlet beast chorted. â€œSpring and Summer and Winter all begin with such late letters! But Autumn and Fall, I have loved best, because they are best to love.”
“Love and kindness go hand in hand.”
“Communists must be ready at all times to stand up for the truth, because truth is in the interests of the people; Communists must be ready at all times to correct their mistakes, because mistakes are against the interests of the people.”
“The longer I live the greater is my respect for manure in all its forms.”

Source : Elizabeth Arnim, Elizabeth Von Arnim (2005). “Elizabeth and Her German Garden”, p.219, Cosimo, Inc.
“I don't have one favourite band. I like everything.”
“You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.”
“The thing about Chicago is that it really isn't like any other place. The architecture and the layout of the city are the best. I'm from the Midwest, and consider myself a Midwesterner. I feel most at home there. I love California. I have great friends in California. I just have always considered Illinois to be home.”
“Nothing could be further from the authentic art of our time than the idea of a rupture of continuity. Art is - among other things - continuity, and unthinkable without it.”

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