"Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life."

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Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Richie Benaud

#Beach Quotes #Garden Quotes #Appreciate Quotes

“A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his breast. If he quietly endures the insult or responds with great humility, he weakens the serpent and lessens its hold. But if he replies acrimoniously or brazenly, he gives it strength to pour its venom into his heart and to feed mercilessly on his guts. In this way the serpent becomes increasingly powerful; it destroys his soul's strength and his attempts to set himself right, compelling him to live for sin and to be completely dead to righteousness.”
“Every time I fall in love with a book, I just feel grateful and thrilled to have it in my life.”
“I did nothing to deserve God's love; in fact, I was living as an orphan, without hope. Yet God chose to pursue a relationship with me, and through the death of his son Jesus, I was adopted into God's family.”

Source : "Commentary: Our tragedy and God's love for orphans" by Steven Curtis Chapman, www.cnn.com.
“I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word”
“And without further argument he unsheathed the sword and cleaved Miss Foxe's head from her neck. He knew what was supposed to happen. He knew that this awkward, whispering creature before him should now transform into a princess - dazzlingly beautiful, free, and made wise by her hardship. That is not what happened.”

Source : Helen Oyeyemi (2011). “Mr Fox”, p.67, Pan Macmillan
“I really don't spend any time on the Internet, so I guess I live a little under a rock in that respect.”
“I just know I'm too much of a wuss for Stephen King's books. I'm way too chicken to read horror.”
“He always wanted me to smoke weed with him, and I never did it, and I wish I did...That's my biggest regret.”

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