"There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger."

-- Agatha Christie

#Children Quotes #Reality Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“She tastes like nectar and salt. Nectar and salt and apples. Pollen and stars and hinges. She tastes like fairy tales. Swan maiden at midnight. Cream on the tip of a foxâ€™s tongue. She tastes like hope.”

Source : Laini Taylor (2011). “Daughter of Smoke and Bone: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy”, p.79, Hachette UK
“The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of remarkable Christian forbearance among men--were it not for a mawkish humanitarianism, coupled with imperfect digestive powers, we should devour our young, as Nature intended.”
“And what did I think when I was small and why did I forget? And what else will I forget when I grow older? And if you forget is it as if it never happened? Will none of the things you saw or thought or dreamed matter?”
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”
“There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient: Passion”
“I'm a man of a certain age - old enough to have been every kind of fool- and I find to my surprise that the only counsel I have to pass on is this: Never let your name be found in a dead man's trousers.”

Source : Louis Bayard (2009). “The Black Tower: A Novel”, p.5, Harper Collins
“[Cole Porter] sang like a hinge.”
“There is no greater pleasure in the world than riding a good horse.”

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