"Every hour of useful work is precious."

-- William Lyon Mackenzie King

“lifelong enemies are, I think, as hard to make and as important to one's well-being as lifelong friends.”
“Yes, I did support the Soviet Union, and I think the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life.”

Source : "Saddam and me". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. September 16, 2002.
“The language of gardening fuels the senses: talk with your hands, observe with your ears and listen with your eyes.”
“Some ghosts haunt you for life. The best you can do is make room on the couch and get used to living with them.”

Source : Jay Bell (2012). “Something Like Winter (m/m romance)”, p.171, Jay Bell
“Ive been a stand-up comedian for years, and I can be silly.”
“In the past I have declined to comment on my own work: because, it seems to me, a poem is what it is; because a poem is itself a definition, and to try to redefine it is to be apt to falsify it; and because the author is the person least able to consider his work objectively”

Source : James Schuyler (2004). “Just the Thing: Selected Letters of James Schuyler, 1951-1991”
“There's some mysterious process at work here, which I don't even want to understand.”
“I have so many single girlfriends who fit themselves into the mold of what they think a guy's looking for. But being comfortable around men is about being comfortable with yourself. They gravitate toward confidence. Really, that is what they want to be around.”

Source : "Cobie Smulders: My DOs & DON'Ts of Being a Guys' Girl". www.glamour.com. June 19, 2012.

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