"Light is good company, when alone; I took my comfort where I found it, and the warmest yellow bulb in the living-room lamp had become a kind of radiant babysitter all its own."

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Source : Aimee Bender (2011). “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”, p.122, Random House

Aimee Bender

#Light Quotes #Yellow Quotes #Comfort Quotes

“If you're having trouble waking up for fajr, set your alarm to play Quran. It works!”
“I was accustomed to walking alone. I'd find other people who agreed with me, but they also said, "I wouldn't dare mention it." I was the only one who would say, "We've got to stand." And they said, "Well, yes. And after you make it safe, then I'll stand, too. But you have to make it safe."”

Source : Source: www.progressive.org
“I've always used the technique of the cuento. I am an oral storyteller, but now I do it on the printed page. I think if we were very wise we would use that same tradition in video cassettes, in movies, and on radio.”
“When I play it I look out and see people hold on to each other and dance or just couples leaning into each other and kiss. And I'll go: 'You know, I could have worked hard at school and been a dentist. But I'm so glad I didn't.' Because when I look out and see that I feel like the Pied Piper of love.”

Source : "Chris Isaak: 'My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck!'". Interview With Tim Jonze, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2012.
“I am excited to bring my deep knowledge, passion and expertise of soccer in this country to The New York Cosmos. They truly represent where this sport is headed on a national and international level, and I want to make history with them.”
“I love the most the students with troubled lives.”
“You can't tell the story of the women's movement through the story of one woman.”

Source : "MAKERS – Female Pioneers Who Inspire" by Dyllan McGee, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I took a photo of us, mid-embrace. When I am old and alone I will remember that I once held something truly beautiful.”

Source : "Submarine". www.imdb.com. September 12, 2010.

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