"But what was most remarkable, Broadway being three miles long, and the booths lining each side of it, in every booth there was a roast pig, large or small, as the centre attraction. Six miles of roast pig! And that in New York City alone; and roast pig in every other city, town, hamlet, and village in the Union. What association can there be between roast pig and independence?"

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Source : Frederick Marryat (1839). “A Diary in America”, p.38

Frederick Marryat

#New York Quotes #4th Of July Quotes #Pigs Quotes

“Banks' beer. There's nothing like it! To Brazil. And to Barbados justice.”
“No matter how much light I carry within me, there will always be times of feeling lost, being confused, seeking direction. It is the way of the human heart.”

Source : Joyce Rupp (2003). “The Star in My Heart: Experiencing Sophia, Inner Wisdom”, Sorin Books
“For me, a novel is always the result of my attempt to impose myself on raw circumstances. It is a concrete form of lived experience.”

Source : "Keeping it in the family" by Rachel Cusk, www.theguardian.com. August 12, 2006.
“I'm from Canada and my wife is from St. Albans, so I feel a great kinship with the Brits.”
“Certain characteristic properties of elements can be foretold from their atomic weights.”
“Writerâ€™s block is only a failure of the ego.”
“I want to be honest with you: The players I played with and the coaches I had...they were directly responsible for my being here. I want you all to remember that. I always will.”
“I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.”

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