"The perfume of natures does not usually come forth without bruising."

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Source : Sarah Knowles Bolton (1886). “Lives of Girls who Became Famous”, New York : T.Y. Crowell

Sarah Knowles Bolton

#Challenges Quotes #Doe Quotes #Perfume Quotes

“All eager-lipped I kissed the mouth of Death.”

Source : Gwendolyn Bennett, “Sonnet 1”
“The information-deprived general populace might have been surprised this week to see a lower paycheck.”
“You wouldn't believe On All Hallow Eve What lots of fun we can make, With apples to bob, And nuts on the hob, And a ring-and-thimble cake.”
“The threat of China is not military. The threat of China is they can't be intimidated. Europe you can intimidate. When the US tries to get people to stop investing in Iran, European companies pull out, China disregards it. You look at history and understand why - they've been around for 4,000 years, they have contempt for the barbarians, they just don't give a damn.”
“We live in a world of communication - everyone gets information about everyone else. There is universal comparison and you don't just compare yourself with the people next door, you compare yourself to people all over the world and with what is being presented as the decent, proper and dignified life. It's the crime of humiliation.”

Source : "Passion and pessimism" by Madeleine Bunting, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2003.
“So, when I thought June might take you away, I didnâ€™t know what to do. I felt like she was taking everything that mattered to me. I felt like she was taking away from you all the things that I didnâ€™t have. Thatâ€™s why Iâ€™m sorry. Iâ€™m sorry because you shouldnâ€™t have to be everything to me. I had you, but Iâ€™d forgotten that I had myself too.”
“People's destinies are so different. Some people drag along, unnoticed and boringâ€”they're all alike, and they're all unhappy. Then there are others, like for instance youâ€”you're one in a million. You're happyâ€””
“I get inspired by a lot, not jut one type of music or so. I listen to a lot of different music, and love a lot of artists. So, I can get inspired by anything.”

Source : Source: elliesimpsonblog.wordpress.com

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