"In a couple of Ahdaf Soueif's novels, she gets at the certain kind of English that's being spoken by Egyptians. It's a beautiful, expressive English but it is non-standard, "broken" English that happens to be efficient, eloquent, and communicates perfectly well even if it is breaking rules."

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Elliott Colla

#Beautiful Quotes #Couple Quotes #Broken Quotes

“But someone once described the contrast between a good life and a godly life as the difference between the top of the ocean and the bottom. On top, sometimes it's like glass -- serene and calm -- and other times it's raging and stormy. But hundreds of fathoms below, it is beautiful and consistent, always calm, always peaceful.”

Source : Bill McCartney (1995). “From Ashes to Glory”, Thomas Nelson Incorporated
“I know we only talked once-" "But it meant something to you." Our eyes met for only an instant. "It meant something to me, too. I just didn't realize - Well, I thought it was only me.”
“Of course they remember. But it's not gonna be about revenge; it's gonna be about the Big Ten championship.”
“I have to tell you that it's not going to be easy. Take every chance and every opportunity that you can. Don't say 'I can't' or 'I shouldn't' or 'I'm too tired.'”
“But if you are going to wear blinders then you do not know the world.”
“Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do.”
“Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.”
“Chemistry is necessarily an experimental science: its conclusions are drawn from data, and its principles supported by evidence from facts.”

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