"A real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime juice Â and nothing else."

-- Raymond Chandler

#Real Quotes #Rose Quotes #Gimlets Quotes

“It's well known that many girls have a tendency to dumb down when they're in middle school.”
“God creates, I do not create. I assemble and I steal everywhere to do it - from what I see, from what the dancers can do, from what others do...”
“You have to be kind of alerted to the fact that clowns are scary and then you can't look at them the same way again. There's something very sinister about them... There's something very tragic about them as well. The last thing they are is funny.”
“Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.”
“Euthanasia" is an excellent and comforting word! I am grateful to whoever invented it.”

Source : Bram Stoker, Mort Castle (2014). “Dracula”, p.329, "F+W Media, Inc."
“I got quite good results from protein plates.”
“Don't ask me about my career - I've forgotten most of it.”
“Like a lot of Black women, I have always had to invent the power my freedom requires ...”

Source : June Jordan (2009). “Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays”, p.137, Basic Books

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