"I even love the smell of books."

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Source : Adriana Trigiani (2003). “Big Stone Gap: A Novel”, p.4, Ballantine Books

Adriana Trigiani

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Smell Quotes

“After the occupation of Paris, Hitler visited Paris, which of course was a great jewel for him, and he wanted to go up on the Eiffel Tower and gaze down upon the city of Paris, which he'd conquered. For some reason the elevators mysteriously stopped working that day. Some people say it might have had to do with the French resistance. So he couldn't go up.”

Source : "Eiffel Tower Celebrates 125th Birthday". Interview With Jeremy Hobson, wwno.org. April 4, 2014.
“Starting anything is a roller coaster with the highest highs and lowest lows.”

Source : "10 Smart Quotes From 'Innovation Uncensored' Conference" by Craig Kanalley, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 24, 2013.
“I've always described my taste in fashion and music as being very eclectic and uniquely based off my feelings that day. That's the wonderful thing about style. You can be whatever you want to be. You can describe yourself however you want to describe yourself.”
“It is simply a fact that the birth rate of our illegal immigrants exceeds that of our legal residents.”
“Good news from heaven the angels bring, Glad tidings to the earth they sing: To us this day a child is given, To crown us with the joy of heaven.”
“We become brave by doing brave acts.”
“Faith is not the absence of doubt; it is continuing to follow Jesus in the midst of doubt.”
“Worship is yet another paradox of the religious life: it is simultaneously the greatest duty and the greatest pleasure of faith. Worship is the act of truly loving God. Believe in this brilliant Being, this magnificent "higher power," who not only created us but nurtures us with care and intelligence beyond our imagination, and obviously we are called to worship Him.”

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