"Italics provide a wonderful advantage: you see, right away, that the words are in a rush. When something exists at a slant, you can't help but consider irony."

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Source : Ann Beattie (2010). “Walks With Men: Fiction”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

Ann Beattie

#Helping Quotes #Irony Quotes #Wonderful Quotes

“The big question is always, 'Eyes or lips?' I tend to go with the eyes because I've got a lot more material to work with now - and it saves me from reapplying lipstick! I'm a pretty low-maintenance person and it's too excessive to exaggerate both the eyes and lips.”
“It is always our objective to have close ties with the United States. We're at a transitional period of our history and we're on a road to reform.”
“Love, Allie concluded, wasn't blind, it simply saw alternate dimensions.”
“If you look at the India-US relationship for example, the role that the Indian diaspora has played in the relationship is extremely crucial. Yes, we share democratic values but there is also the great role that the Indian diaspora has played in strengthening the bond of friendship between India and the US, and of course in underscoring the democratic values between the two countries.”
“It's love,' they say. You touch the right one and a whole half of the universe wakes up, a new half.”

Source : William Stafford (2014). “Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems of William Stafford”, p.119, Macmillan
“Good manners require space and time.”
“If you don't want your dog to have bad breath, do what I do: Pour a little Lavoris in the toilet.”
“The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create beauty. Your opponent must react at the same highest level.”

Source : "Art, Chess, Beauty and Depth". Interview with Ugo Dossi, en.chessbase.com. December 21, 2005.

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