"Ecstasy and vulnerability belonged in the same dish. The fear the cup would be snatched away was what gave the wine its savor."

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Source : Tanith Lee (2016). “Death's Master”, p.72, Penguin

Tanith Lee

#Wine Quotes #Cups Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“Chance favors only those who court her.”
“I enjoy doing everything, comedy and drama. I just look for the characters really and what they offer.”

Source : "Talking With Chiwetel Ejiofor". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. April 1, 2008.
“Today, each artist must undertake to invent himself, a lifelong act of creation that constitutes the essential content of the artist's work.”
“Turns out if you never lie, there's always someone mad at you.”
“Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism; and our second great philosopher was an agnostic.”
“Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general - a desire to preserve oneself.”
“Climate change is a crucial issue in todays global agenda. Hopefully, we will wake up to this reality, sooner rather than later. Pressure has been mounting on European Union Member States to act decisively to fight global warming. A bold target has been set reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 20 by 2020.”
“Really believe in yourself, and that no matter what anyone says to you, if you really have a dream and the passion - go for it! If you're willing to go through the rigors to get it, it will happen. It may not happen in your timeframe, but it will happen. I'm living proof of that. I was once on the other end of the spectrum, and now I'm living my dream. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.”

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