"Nothing can beat the smell of dew and flowers and the odor that comes out of the earth when the sun goes down."

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Ethel Waters

#Flower Quotes #Smell Quotes #Earth Quotes

“Divinity for the sake of the simple-minded is beautiful. Those theological assertions you write, say, or live by that you later feel foolish about, it means God still lives in you enough to tell you that they were indeed foolish. By mistakes you know you are alive.”
“[I]f you are truly a man, sure of yourself and confident of your strength, you may taste of life without fear and without reserve; you may be sad or joyous, deceived or respected; but be sure you are loved, for what matters the rest?”

Source : Alfred de Musset, Paul de Musset (1908). “The confession of a child of the century tr. by Kendall Warren”
“The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.”
“Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.”
“I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild.”

Source : Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 31, 2012.
“Burgundy makes you think of silly things; Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them.”
“Gap clothing allows you to look like you're from nowhere and anywhere.”
“Comedy is a socially acceptable form of hostility and aggression. That is what comics do, stand the world upside down.”

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