"Don't call me darling. I'm a driving instructor!"

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Source : Hilary McKay (2002). “Saffy's Angel”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

Hilary McKay

#Driving Quotes #Darling Quotes #Call Me Quotes

“A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we donâ€™t want to see”

Source : Terry Tempest Williams (2012). “When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice”, p.178, Macmillan
“I hated turning 40; the whole idea of it stank. But once I got through it, I was fine.”
“Life is the most precious of all treasures. Even one extra day of life is worth more than ten million ryo of gold.”
“The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.”
“I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates.”
“While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the island remain vulnerable to poverty, poor health, and political chaos.”
“The American drummer is a one-man percussion orchestra.”
“That was where my dream began to take hold, of not havin' to pick cotton and potatoes, and not havin' to be uncomfortable, too hot or too cold. That in itself had driven me to try to find some better way of life.”

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