"Near the centre of that State of New York lies an extensive district of country, whose surface is a succession of hills and dales, or, to speak with greater deference to geographical definitions, of mountains and valleys."

-- James F. Cooper

#Country Quotes #New York Quotes #Lying Quotes

“You are Americans. You love this country. Together we are entrusted with the principles that represent mankind's greatest political and social achievement.”
“I believe that parts of people like John Garfield and Moms Mabley, the parts of them that I needed to be able to do what I'm doing, came into me. There's a very nice feeling that there are many, many spirits inside of me looking after me . . .”
“The songs that I've written about Africa, and AIDS and HIV and about the power of humanitarian love, those songs, I'm gonna sing them because I know that it's real.”
“I didn't go out of my way to get into this movie stuff. I think of myself as a writer.”
“I am down mentally. I can't understand how it happened and who is to blame? I don't know why the ground was rolled before the final which may have resulted in losing key players like Hemanta and Zahid due to the hardness of the pitch.”
“Ever since I was little, I've loved making hand-made cards and presents and arts & crafts for people. The book gives me a similar experience. I love being able to hold this object in my hands and say, "This is mine. I made this. It is a gift for you." I love that feeling. Especially since this particular object contains ten years worth of my poems.”
“Why in the world would anyone want to photograph an old woman like me?”
“Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.”

Source : Anne Roiphe (2009). “Epilogue: A Memoir”, p.4, Harper Collins

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