"I don't want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know."

-- Elizabeth Strout

#New York Quotes #Coffee Quotes #Opposites Quotes

“The idea of withholding a massive secret is obviously quite exciting to some people. It is also the basis of much classic drama, of course, from Sophocles onwards.”
“What, really, is wanted from a neighborhood? Convenience, certainly, an absence of major aggravation, to be sure. But perhaps mostof all, ideally, what is wanted is a comfortable background, a breathing space of intermission between the intensities of private life and the calculations of public life.”

Source : Joseph Epstein (1979). “Familiar territory: observations on American life”, Oxford University Press
“The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.”
“The Christian is free from all other human beings. He does not have to live over against others, controlled by their actions and responses. Rather, he lives according to Christ's commands. This is Christian freedom. It is a freedom unknown by others. It is not just when others do the things that we like that we act properly toward them; we are free to do good even when they don't because our actions are not dependent on their responses. It is the Lord Christ when we serve!”
“Love is a great emotion, but I believe its not just about romance; it could be love for nature, people, for relationships.”
“When you come to 'Shark Tank,' the only person you should listen to is me, because you know you're getting the truth. I'll decide if it's worth it, and after I'm finished, the rest of the people can look into it.”
“... the running shoe ... could be called the Swiss Army knife of footwear ... What appeal is there to a shoe whose only selling point is comfort?”

Source : Mimi Pond (1985). “Shoes never lie”, Berkley Pub Group
“I quit Paris unwillingly, because I must part from my friends; and I quit the country unwillingly, because I must part from myself.”

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