"Pushing forty? She's hanging on for dear life."

-- Ivy Compton-Burnett

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“I ask every Communist individually to set an example, by deeds and without pretense, a real example worthy of a man and a Communist, in restoring order, starting normal life, in resuming work and production, and in laying the foundations of an ordered life.”
“Coffee is a fleeting moment and a fragrance.”

Source : "In the drink" by Victoria Moore, www.theguardian.com. June 12, 2004.
“In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.”
“Oh! now to be alone, on some grand height, Where heavenâ€™s black curtains shadow all the sight, And watch the swollen clouds their bosom clash, While fleet and far the living lightnings flash... And see the fiery arrows fall and rise, In dizzy chase along the rattling skies,â€” How stirs the spirit while the echoes roll, And God, in thunder, rocks from pole to pole!”
“If man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct.”
“The parent who could see his boy as he really is, would shake his head and say: 'Willie is no good; I'll sell him.”
“I've spent my life as an airplane mechanic, pilot, aircraft manufacturer and airline CEO who never lost a life or an airplane. I am considerate of the risk we take every time we fly. I also know we need to fly and always to improve safety.”
“Clarity of language is the first casualty of authoritarianism.”

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