"In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away."

-- Tahar Ben Jelloun

#Exile Quotes #Passports Quotes

“The difference between relief pitching when I did it today is simple, there is too much of it. It's one of those cases where more is not necessarily better.”
“Susan Bordoâ€™s Unbearable Weight is a masterpiece of complex an nuanced thinking not only about a significant problem that faces women but about our culture. A very valuable book.”
“I have a company in New York City producing music for commercials, for radio, TV, features, etc. That's how I've been making my living. And now the company is very successful - to the extent that I can afford to come out and play.”
“Words on a page can hypnotize you if the rhythm is right”
“I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you're expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you're not asking for it.”
“If you are not a skater, you probably can't imagine what I mean. I could try to tell you by saying it's a feeling of ice miles running under your blades, the wind splitting open to let you through, the earth whirling around you.It's a sense of power, of command over distance and gravity, and an illusion of no longer having to move because movement is carrying you.”

Source : Sonja Henie (1940). “Wings on my feet”
“Now, I simply wonâ€™t let my friends, the people who trusted me, be bothered and badgered about”
“We women aren't good at hints. We like solid declarations of love and forever.”

Source : Jude Deveraux (2013). “True Love”, p.356, Ballantine Books

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