"A quarter past three," she exclaimed, catching sight of the bedside clock. "What a time to be drinking tea!" "Anytime," Harold told her, "is time to be drinking tea."

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Source : Miss Read (2002). “Gossip from Thrush Green”, p.168, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Miss Read

#Drinking Quotes #Past Quotes #Sight Quotes

“Extenuating circumstance to be mentioned on Judgment Day: We never asked to be born in the first place.”
“Through humility, soul-searching, and prayerful contemplation we have gained a new understanding of certain dogmas. The church no longer believes in a literal hell where people suffer. This doctrine is incompatible with the infinite love of God. God is not a judge but a friend and a lover of humanity. God seeks not to condemn but only to embrace. Like the fable of Adam and Eve, we see hell as a literary device. Hell is merely a metaphor for the isolated soul, which like all souls ultimately will be united in love with God.”
“To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.”

Source : "Bad results?" by Nikki Sheehan, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2001.
“If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth.”
“Perspective is a gift nowadays.”
“Popularity and democracy aren't a judge, they're just stats.”
“There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.”
“No mature style of art in any culture has ever been simple. In certain cultures, an overall symmetry may conceal the complexity of the work at first glance.”

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