"That meek darkness be thy mirror, and thy whole remembrance."

-- Dionysius of Halicarnassus

#Mirrors Quotes #Remembrance Quotes #Darkness Quotes

“Your religion is where your love is.”
“There can be nothing more frequent than an occasional drink.”
“Yeah, you know, I performed occasionally. I was in such despair because I just - if I didn't have my music to connect with, I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to be doing. There was never a 'B' plan here; it was just this. So it took me a long time to find my way.”
“There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past.”

Source : Ernest J. Gaines, John Lowe (1995). “Conversations with Ernest Gaines”, p.29, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“For many sportsmen, coming face to face with irrefutable evidence of their mortality is the moment they dread above all others.”

Source : Ian Botham (2017). “Botham: My Autobiography”, p.13, HarperCollins UK
“I have developed a rash on my body where the rough cloth rubs on my skin. I wanted to take a bath, thinking that the dirt on my skin made the rash worse, but the bathing tub has been turned upside down and is being used as an extra table in the kitchen and i cannot have it until spring, so I just spread goose grease on my rash. The dogs are following me everywhere.”

Source : Karen Cushman (2014). “Catherine, Called Birdy”, p.28, Pan Macmillan
“One of the most basic human instincts is the need to decorate. Nothing is exempt - the body, the objects one uses, from intimate to monumental, and all personal and ceremonial space. It is an instinct that responds ... to some deep inner urge that has been variously described as the horror of a vacuum and the need to put one's imprint on at least one small segment of the world.”

Source : Ada Louise Huxtable (1986). “ARCHITECTURE, ANYONE?”, Random House
“Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.”

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