"He boils milk with fresh ginger, a quarter of a vanilla bean, and tea that is so dark and fine-leaved that it looks like black dust. He strains it and puts cane sugar in both our cups. There's something euphorically invigorating and yet filling about it. It tastes the way I imagine the Far East must taste."

-- Peter HÃ¸eg

#Dark Quotes #Dust Quotes #Tea Quotes

“I rode fire trucks, slid down fire poles, wore a lot of red, and made a lot of appearances. I've always had a special place in my heart for fire fighters.”
“Small loans can transform lives, especially the lives of women and children. The poor can become empowered instead of disenfranchised. Homes can be built, jobs can be created, businesses can be launched, and individuals can feel a sense of worth again.”
“I want kids to understand that strength doesn't come from what goes on around you. It comes from inside you, and that comes from Jesus Christ.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“There's a safety in thinking in a diner. You can have your coffee or your milkshake, and you can go off into strange dark areas, and always come back to the safety of the diner.”
“You British plundered half the world for your own profit. Let's not pass it off as the Age of Enlightenment.”

Source : Paddy Chayefsky (1995). “The screenplays”
“No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his or her hands. Nor does any American President have power approaching this”
“I was a drummer, and I did a little singing too.”
“Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice.”

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