"Venice is all sea and sculpture ..."

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Vera Brittain

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“As calls come to us for church service by the Lord's representatives, it is natural for us to wonder why we have been selected. The Lord has made it plain that every individual has been blessed and endowed with certain gifts and talents. And while there are many gifts, yet 'To some is given one, and to some is given another, that all may be profited thereby.' (D&C 46:12)”
“Well, on lots of small things we could have done better, but on all the big things we called it right. You should make less mistakes as you get older, and I became a councillor back in 1971, so if by this stage in politics I'm making lots of big mistakes, then I shouldn't be here.”
“I think I'm part of a generation of crime writers all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the fact that we'd chosen this very conservative genre.”
“Another door swung open, and another guard appeared, this time with Gabrielle, who wore a black catsuit and rappelling harness.”
“Netanyahu is pressured easily, gets into a panic, and loses his senses... to run a country like Israel a leader needs to have reason and judgment and nerves of steel, two traits he does not have.”
“Their casualties and bodies are many. Their equipment and vehicles, several were destroyed”
“I had no idea 'Big Green Tractor' was going to be as big a hit as it was. You just can't predict those things.”
“I'm an old guy. I've been doing this a long time. And I don't hustle and I don't bustle. I have seen the people who hustle and bustle, and they are already gone, at a young age.”

Source : The Believer interview, www.believermag.com. March 2003.

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