"On and on they flew, over the countryside parceled out in patches of green and brown, over roads and rivers winding through the landscapes like strips of matte and glossy ribbon."

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J. K. Rowling

#Rivers Quotes #Ribbons Quotes #Landscape Quotes

“The eyes are the windows of a woman's heart; you may enter that a way!”
“I think it's more comforting to look in the past because you can understand it better, and there are labels for it often.”
“It was a sad thing. I don't know how he learned that.”
“I adore going to movie sets and being part of a team trying to create something. And yet, I hate to miss even one bedtime with my girls. . . My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That doesn't mean it isn't confusing or difficult--especially that question of how you find a balance.”
“As I see it, all of them - Tachists, Action Painters, Informel artists, and the rest - are only part of an Informel movement that covers a lot of other things as well. I think there's an Informel element in Beuys, as well; but it all began with Duchamp and chance, or with Mondrian, or with the Impressionists. The Informel is the opposite of the constructional quality of classicism - the age of kings, or clearly formed hierarchies.”
“The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the expense of human rights.”
“I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.”

Source : "A Woman’s Place" by Ken Auletta, www.newyorker.com. July 11 & 18, 2011.
“In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that individual communities should set obscenity standards. Whenever a case is tried, it will be based on a community standard for that particular place.”

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