"... in general, the Anglo-Irish do not make good dancers; they are too spritely and conscious; they are incapable of one kind of trance or of being seemingly impersonal. And, for the formal, pure dance they lack the formality: about their stylishness (for they have stylishness) there is something impromptu, slightly disorderly."

-- Elizabeth Bowen

#Dance Quotes #Kind Quotes #Conscious Quotes

“Though she hated to stop kissing, Luce held Daniel's warm face in her hands. She gazed into his violet eyes, trying to draw strength. "I'm sorry," she said. "For running off like I did." "Don't be," he said,slowly and with absolute sincerity. "You had to go. It was preordained; it had to happen." He smiled again. "We did what we needed to do,Lucinda." A jet of warmth shot through her,making her dizzy. "I was starting to think I'd never see you again." "How many times have I told you that I will always find you?”
“So the floodgates open, but nothing comes out. Iâ€™m feeling no relief in my head, just doubt. But my heart keeps telling me, 'hold your ground. Youâ€™ll never learn a thing if you bail out now.”

Source : Song: The Wrong Girl, Album: On a Clear Night, 2007
“Daily life shouldn't be a fashion show all the time.”

Source : FaceBook post by Leighton Meester from Jul 15, 2013
“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.”

Source : An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations vol. 1, bk. 1, ch. 2 (1776)
“I think after doing a few shows now, people are ready to put me down.”
“I loved her as the sun loves the flower: ever-present, nourishingly, and gently.”
“People from Europe and people from Africa encountered one another long before the invention of "Europe" and "Africa" and "white people" and "black people."”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Place 5 percent to 10 percent of your total assets in gold bullion and selected gold and silver coins. No one knows with certainty whether the coming depression will be inflationary or deflationary.”

Source : James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg (1994). “The Great Reckoning: Protecting Yourself in the Coming Depression”, p.510, Simon and Schuster

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