"People imagine I am always in a Bentley with pearls and diamonds and black glasses and Karl Lagerfeld next to me."

-- Ines de La Fressange

#Glasses Quotes #People Quotes #Black Quotes

“Is there anything on earth which would have meaning and would even change the course of events not only on earth, but in other worlds?â€ I asked my teacher. â€œThere is,â€ my teacher answered me. â€œWell, what is it?â€ I asked. â€œItâ€™s...â€ began my teacher and suddenly fell silent. I stood and waited intently for his answer. But he was silent. And I stood and was silent. And he was silent. And I stood, silent. And he was silent. Weâ€™re both standing and silent. Ho-la-la! Weâ€™re both standing and silent. Ho-le-le! Yes, yes, weâ€™re both standing and silent! 16-17 July 1937”
“The sun was a warrior whom I gladly contested and whom I overthrew. Dazzling and magnificent was the sun's army on my back and joyous were the blades of sweat that came from my pores and vanquished him.”
“The dawn is not distant, nor is the night starless; love is eternal.”
“What we are is our parents' children; what we become is our children's parents.”
“If God wants us to pray without ceasing, it is because He wants to answer without ceasing!”
“We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.”
“Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps. It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.”
“Friendship is a strange animal. It only thrives in voluntary enjoyment of each other's company, in the pleasure of nonobligatory connection. I repeat: You owe me nothing.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kate Christensen from Apr 16, 2013

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