"There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down."

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Source : Don DeLillo (2012). “The Names”, p.303, Vintage

Don DeLillo

#Sweet Quotes #Rain Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty.”
“My entire film career's been dependent on my ability to look unattractive.”
“Overall, I have formed three major organizations: the National Association of Business Women, the Young Women's Leaders Network, and the Joyce Banda Foundation. Under the foundation, we have a huge program that targets women to teach them about HIV and other diseases and to give them economic empowerment.”
“The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.”
“My anxieties have anxieties.”
“With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force.”
“I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.”
“I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.”

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