"He lay before God as a woman opens herself to a man, with legs apart, stomach exposed, arms open. But unlike some women, he did not have the inner strength that allowed them to do such a thing without fear. There was no womanâ€™s strength in Mellas at all."

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Karl Marlantes

#Men Quotes #Inner Strength Quotes #Legs Quotes

“When she goes about her kitchen duties, chopping, carving, mixing, whisking, she moves with the grace and precision of a ballet dancer, her fingers plying the food with the dexterity of a croupier.”

Source : "Food and Drink: A Book of Quotations". Book by Susan L. Rattiner, September 19, 2012.
“Everything that has ever happened to us is there to make us stronger.”
“There is a connection between me and the collectors, and as admirers of the work they tell me about the differences the pieces are able to make in their lives on a daily basis.”
“Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language.”
“No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.”
“The Beijing Olympics represent China's grand entrance onto the world stage and confirmation of its new superpower status.”

Source : "China’s Olympic Crossroads: Author Ma Jian on Beijing, Spectacle and Reality". Interview with Flora Zhang, beijing2008.blogs.nytimes.com. August 5, 2008.
“The world will be for the common people, and the sounds of Happiness will reach even the deepest springs.”
“I have so many insecurities they fight for prominence.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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