"Calling something exotic emphasizes its distance from the reader. We don't refer to things as exotic if we think of them as ordinary. We call something exotic if it's so different that we see no way to emulate it or understand how it came to be. We call someone exotic if we aren't especially interested in viewing them as people - just as objects representing their culture."

-- N.K. Jemisin

#Distance Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“I'm the stuff men are made of!”
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
“What a desire! ... to live in peace with that word: Myself.”

Source : Sylvia Ashton-Warner (1967). “Myself”, Harvill Secker
“If ever I should affect injustice, it would be in this, that I might do courtesies and receive none.”
“The advantage of online banking is that you can pay bills superfast, and your account is automatically credited or debited for each deposit and payment, making it easier to stay on track.”
“An Englishman does not joke about such an important matter as a bet.”
“When they finished laughing they were on their way to being not just friends, but the dearest of friends, the sort of friends whose lives are shaped by the friendship.”

Source : Robin Mckinley (2002). “Spindle's End”, p.108, Penguin
“What we do with our lives every day, whether at school, a desk job, or keeping the home in order, is our most basic opportunity to glorify God. That's what your role in His story looks like day in and day out. Instead of waiting to be offered a new role, play the current one well.”

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