"When I find someone I respect writing about an edgy, nervous wine that dithered in the glass, I cringe. When I hear someone I don't respect talking about an austere, unforgiving wine, I turn a bit austere and unforgiving myself. When I come across stuff like that and remember about the figs and bananas, I want to snigger uneasily. You can call a wine red, and dry, and strong, and pleasant. After that, watch out...."

-- Kingsley Amis

#Strong Quotes #Writing Quotes #Wine Quotes

“I been stackin up like I'm fundraisin”
“Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction.”
“When I think about a character, it does start with the shoes: What kind would she wear? How would she walk in them?”
“I believe that were it not for the Holy Mass, as of this moment the world would be in the abyss.”

Source : St. Leonard of Port Maurice “Sacred Treasures of the Mass”, Lulu.com
“Ours is the country where, in order to sell your product, you don't so much point out its merits as you first work like hell to sell yourself.”
“A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provided they come close together.”
“The US Debt is the single biggest threat I see to innovation in American business.”
“Now I understand what exhaustion is. Itâ€™s not just a code word for ***** addiction. People donâ€™t teach you how to handle the workload that comes from a little bit of success, and itâ€™s something Iâ€™d never had to handle, because Iâ€™d been rejected for so long.”

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