"Poring over fragments of other people's lives, peering into their bedrooms when they don't know we're there, we thrill to the glamour and the power of secret knowledge, partly detoxified but also heightened by being shared."

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Source : Patricia Ann Meyer Spacks (1985). “Gossip”, Alfred a Knopf Inc

Patricia Ann Meyer Spacks

#Secret Quotes #Bedroom Quotes #Glamour Quotes

“The assaying of tea is an art and not a science. It is the man, and not his instruments, which is the most important. There can be no substitute for my experience and intuited knowledge.”

Source : 1986 An Insular Possession, ch.4.
“For me, it's like biking around the neighborhood, the walks and stuff, because I have never enjoyed the gym. Or I'll do, since I used to dance a lot, all the old dance exercises.”
“Alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, may produce all the effects of drunkenness.”
“Black Lives Matter is the ultimate divisive movement.”
“Now, DVD can represent more income than the box office-and typically does.”
“It's just very homey in Ireland. It's very comforting and comfortable. There's lots of fireplaces with fires. It's just really cozy.”
“The soul lives there in the silent breath.”
“If it's not as easy as we thought it was, for women to speak our truth, to even know our truth, then the missing ingredient is some sort of inner courage. To first of all, believe in the validity of who we are. And then to speak from it. It takes inner courage. As a leader in a large organization, I've often been the only woman working with powerful men, especially when I was younger.”

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