"The first book I wrote was The Bride Price which was a romantic book, but my husband burnt the book when he saw it. I was the typical African woman, I'd done this privately, I wanted him to look at it, approve it and he said he wouldn't read it."

-- Buchi Emecheta

#Husband Quotes #Book Quotes #Typical Quotes

“The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.”
“You've got to let people be just, you know, people. Everyone does bad things sometimes, for all sorts of reasons. You've got to at least understand.”

Source : Sarah Dunn (2010). “Secrets To Happiness”, p.122, Hachette UK
“Luxury is the income tax of vanity. But it is so pleasant.”
“Going to the moon is not a matter of physics but of economics.”

Source : "Future: A Recent History". Book by Lawrence R. Samuel, p. 92, June 2009.
“My solitude doesnâ€™t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.”
“If, by some miracle, you're lucky enough to meet the One, whatever you do, don't let them go. Because you don't get another shot at it. Soulmates aren't like buses; there's not going to be another one along in a minute. That's why they're called 'The One'.”

Source : Alexandra Potter (2010). “You're the One that I don't want”, p.17, Hachette UK
“Surely the freedom of women must mean more to us than the freedom of pimps.”
“The Christian truth is attractive and persuasive because it responds to humanity's deepest needs.”

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