"Your mock saint who stands in a niche is not a woman if she have not suffered, still less a woman if she have not sinned. Fall at the feet of your idol as you wish, but drag her down to your level after that -- the only level she should ever reach, that of your heart."

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Source : Baroness Orczy (2012). “I Will Repay”, p.56, House of Stratus

Baroness Orczy

#Fall Quotes #Heart Quotes #Idols Quotes

“I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music”
“When I heard the words, I felt as if the blood had been frozen in my veins, and that my lungs must collapse for the want of air. Mr. Lincoln shot!”

Source : Elizabeth Keckley (2016). “Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House”, p.79, Enhanced Media Publishing
“I was so pleased to be at university to do physics and mathematics.”
“Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands and all you can do is scratch it.”

Source : To a cellist; attributed, no source found
“Gratitude causes us to no longer desire a different life. Instead, it causes us to make the most of the one life we already have.”
“At the heart of my metaphysic there is the ultimate question and at the heart of the universe there is the ultimate questioner.”
“Family is always the most important part.”

Source : "Then & Now: Ekaterina Gordeeva". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. June 22, 2005.
“Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.”

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