"'You've got mail!' exclaims the cheery automaton at America Online. The flag on the mailbox icon waves invitingly on my computer screen. For a second, I'm 10 years old again, waiting for the postman's whistle to slice the stillness of an Australian afternoon."

-- Geraldine Brooks

#Years Quotes #Icons Quotes #America Quotes

“The greatest hazard of all, losing oneâ€™s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.”
“America's biggest export is media and I think that's a positive thing.”
“When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them the professional musician should aspire to the state of the beginner.”
“I'm more of an 'erotic clown,' it doesn't fall into the female category.”
“In tragedy, it's hard to find a good resolution; it's not black and white: it's a big fog of gray.”
“I don't get really inspired the way some people do, buzzing with ideas - it feels like hard work to me... but once I get hooked into the universe of a particular work it becomes almost like an aesthetic addiction.”
“Being LGBT is not a choice. It's not about "a sexual proclivity." It's not a "lifestyle," as you put it. It's about our identity. Pride is a time when we come together to celebrate our community and when others do, too. Just as we do for other racial, ethnic, and religious groups that are part of the "tossed salad" nature of our society.”
“Yet through history gays have always dominated religious life and churches.”

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