"Sometimes I can be walking down the street, or riding a bus, and suddenly I see somebody who remind me of somebody I know back home, and I close my eyes and find myself thinking of the sea, or the taste of grafted mango, or the smell of saltfish frying, and then I come back to myself and open my eyes and realise where I am."

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Source : Caryl Phillips (2009). “In the Falling Snow”, Harvill Press

Caryl Phillips

#Home Quotes #Eye Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I have always been honest about my recollection of events.”

Source : Blunkett's resignation statement, www.theguardian.com. December 15, 2004.
“I think it's good to leave people with the memory of that being a great character. And if we have a reason to bring him back, we'll bring him back.”
“I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.”
“Love is patient and kind.It's never jealous.Love is never boastful or conceited.It is never rude or selfish.It does not take offence and is not resentful”
“At the same time that she [nature] solicits him [man] to follow her not only into her open walks, but likewise to explore her secret recesses, she - fails not to reward him with the purest gratifications of the mind, because at every step he takes, new instances of beauty, variety, and perfection are unfolded to his view.”

Source : "Elements of General Knowledge, Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal Branches of Literature and Science".
“In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.”
“There is not one grain of anything in the world that is sold in the free market. Not one. The only place you see a free market is in the speeches of politicians.”
“I know how absurd things can get. I've had years where I've had questionable things going on in my life.”

Source : "United Nations". Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. July 2, 2014.

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