"It is true there is a scent in the desert, though there may be no flower or tree or blade of grass within miles. It is the essence of the untrodden, untarnished earth herself!"

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Source : Rosita Forbes (1921). “The Secret of the Sahara: Kufara”

Rosita Forbes

#Flower Quotes #Essence Quotes #Tree Quotes

“Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?'”
“If the truth be known, we are on the verge of losing an entire generation of our young people, killing and dying in the streets of America.”
“Hitch your wagon to a star.”
“We all romanticize the people we adore.”
“I think writing letters is a lost art, but nowadays it's something that means even more, because it's so easy to communicate in so many different ways. But I find a love letter can even be a little post-it note stuck in your pocket, with a sentence or a few words.”
“Suze, your whole life," my dad went on, not without sympathy, "you've always made the right decisions. Not necessarily the easiest ones. The right ones. Don't mess that up now, when you're facing what's probably the most important decision you'll ever have to make.”
“Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer any more. Not the whiskey drinking Indian, nor the Marine that went to war.”
“I donâ€™t drink, I donâ€™t smoke, I donâ€™t do drugs. I kick people in the face for a living. So, if thatâ€™s something youâ€™re into â€” if you like watching people get kicked in the face â€” come see me. Iâ€™ll probably be your favorite wrestler”

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