"A woman can't do anything about her appearance. Either she's pretty or she isn't. But her character is quite another matter."

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Source : Julie Garwood (2011). “The Prize”, p.141, Penguin

Julie Garwood

#Character Quotes #Matter Quotes #Appearance Quotes

“During terms, Professor Marsden lives in Cambridge with his wife, chess player extraordinaire and distinguished physician and surgeon Bryony Asquith Marsden. His favorite time of day is half past six in the evening, when he meets Mrs. Marsden's train at the station, as the latter returns from her day in London. On Sunday afternoons, rain or shine, Professor and Mrs. Marsden take a walk along The Backs, and treasure growing old together.”
“It's true, isn't it, that each of us has two hearts? The secret heart, curled behind like a fist, living gnarled and shrunken beneath the plain, open one we use every day.”

Source : Carolyn Parkhurst (2003). “The Dogs of Babel”, Large Print Press
“Well, I love tattoos and have been drawing them on my binders in school since I was little.”

Source : "Best Ink" Host and "American Idol" Alum Kimberly Caldwell Talks Tattoos (Q&A)". Interview with Shirley Halperin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 27, 2012.
“Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.”
“At the time, sword and sorcery stories were quite popular. There were female warriors waving swords around as well, but the genre is populated entirely with people who have absolutely no responsibility to anyone, so I knew my story would have to be completely different from any of these.”
“The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon.”
“Being a great fighter is having a perfect balance of having that toughness, skill, as well as that mental capability to be able to out-think you opponent.”
“Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.”

Source : Sir Richard Branson (2011). “Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life and Business”, p.121, Random House

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