"In pale moonlight / the wisteria's scent / comes from far away."

-- Yosa Buson

#Scent Quotes #Far Away Quotes #Moonlight Quotes

“If there is one thing the psychic taught me, it's that people and events are rarely who and what we think they are. They are more meaningful, more worth our attention-part of some finely choreographed, eternal dance that we would be wise to bow down before in gratitude and humility”
“The amusement fled from Royce's face and with a groan he pulled her roughly against his chest, crushing her to him. "Jenny," he whispered hoarsely, burying his face in her fragrant hair. "Jenny, I love you." She melted against him, molding her body to the rigid contours of his, offering her lips up for his fierce, devouring kiss, then she took his face between both her hands. Leaning back slightly against his arm, her melting blue eyes gazing deeply into his, his wife replied in a shaky voice, "I think, my lord, I love you more.”
“If people wake up and go, "Oh, where's the coffee," or "Oh, another day," that does not set a good tone for the day.”
“Anything you make forbidden gains sexual attractiveness. Would you be particularly interested in women's breasts if you lived in a society in which they were displayed at all times?”
“I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals flaming.”
“I'm not a fan of baseball really.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; ... he learns his ignorance, is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill.”
“True poetry ought to be secret and clandestine, concealed like a prohibited voice of dissent, while at the same time it should speak to everyone.”

Source : Claudio Magris (2001). “Danube”, Vintage

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