"that pathetic short-cut suggested by Nature the supreme joker as a remedy for our loneliness, that ephemeral communion which we persuade ourselves to be of the spirit when it is in fact only of the body - durable not even in memory!"

-- Vita Sackville-West

#Sex Quotes #Memories Quotes #Loneliness Quotes

“In the middle of a wrist's suicide slash-line, below the layered skin and above the pulse, there's an acupuncture point that says, â€œGet back to who you were meant to be.â€”
“This is the violet hour, the hour of hush and wonder, when the affectations glow and valor is reborn, when the shadows deepen along the edge of the forest and we believe that, if we watch carefully, at any moment we may see the unicorn.”
“People often ask authors where their ideas come from, and often authors say they don't know. But I do know about this one. Once upon a time, my wife and I had three small children -- two boys and a girl, just like in the story. And when they were young, we used to tell them a story very like YOU'RE ALL MY FAVORITES.”

Source : Sam McBratney (2007). “You're all my favorites”
“I want to do stuff that excites me and is enjoyable.”
“People in New York just seem a lot more open than I thought they would be.”

Source : Interview with Susan Sarandon, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 19, 2010.
“Maybe love is like a pendulum. It swings back and forth, slowly, steadily, and sometimes you don't know where it will come to rest.”
“We don't need more stupid ideas.”
“It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.”

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