"It has been aptly said that all Egypt is but the facade of an immense sepulcher."

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Source : Amelia B. Edwards (2011). “Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers”, p.5, Cambridge University Press

Amelia B. Edwards

#Egypt Quotes #Said Quotes #Facade Quotes

“As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.”
“Sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep because of what I'm leaving behind.”
“As a whole part of "psychological education" it needs to be remembered that a neurosis can be valuable; also that "adjustment" to a sick and insane environment is of itself not "health" but sickness and insanity.”

Source : James Agee, Walker Evans (2001). “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Three Tenant Families”, p.274, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“You get an idea what a manager has to go through every day. His is at a very high level. He has situations he has to deal with and the expectations he has to deal with, the personalities he has to deal with. It's a lot.”
“Cancer's only one page in my life, and I will not allow this page to impact the rest of my life.”
“Maybe Iâ€™m just a kid in love.”
“Senator Hillary Clinton is attacking President Bush for breaking his campaign promise to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying a promise made, a promise broken. And then out of habit, she demanded that Bush spend the night on the couch.”
“When a married person uses ***** or is unfaithful, it compromises not just his or her purity, but also compromises the spouse's purity. As a church, we need to teach a higher standard than abstinence. We need to preach a righteous lifestyle.”

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