"I've never found it made the slightest difference being a woman - though there is a sort of feeling that as you get older you're not so interesting."

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Source : "Nina's wars" by Susanna Rustin, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2003.

Nina Bawden

#Differences Quotes #Interesting Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is why there are so few masters.”

Source : Jean Toomer (2003). “The Uncollected Works of American Author Jean Toomer, 1894-1967”, Edwin Mellen Press
“First of all, Arafat is wrong. Jerusalem is Israel's capital, will never be divided, and will remain the capital of the State of Israel, the capital of the Jewish people, for ever and ever.”
“Three films a day, three books a week and records of great music would be enough to make me happy to the day I die.”
“I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.”
“My experiments with single traits all lead to the same result: that from the seeds of hybrids, plants are obtained half of which in turn carry the hybrid trait (Aa), the other half, however, receive the parental traits A and a in equal amounts. Thus, on the average, among four plants two have the hybrid trait Aa, one the parental trait A, and the other the parental trait a. Therefore, 2Aa+ A +a or A + 2Aa + a is the empirical simple series for two differing traits.”
“I was a massive fan of 'Twin Peaks.' Massive. I don't know how any of us grew up in this age of television and weren't astounded, and saying that, I'm still shocked that that was on network television.”
“Our surroundings are not contained by name and form. You are neither the body nor the mind, these are limits you identify with through a lack of clear-sightedness. When you are attentive to a tree or flower, the perception, shape, name and concept are not the only things present. There is also the All-presence that you share with them and that you are both part of. The very name and form spring forth from this eternal background, the All-presence. This is instantaneous awareness that cannot be reached by thought.”

Source : Jean Klein (1981). “Neither This nor That I Am”
“Giving up something that no longer serves a purpose, or protects you, or helps you, isnâ€™t giving up at all, itâ€™s growing up.”

Source : Laurell K. Hamilton (2005). “Incubus Dreams: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.71, Penguin

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