"The wideness of the horizon has to be inside us, cannot be anywhere but inside us, otherwise what we speak about is geographic distances."

-- Ella Maillart

#Distance Quotes #Talking Quotes #Horizon Quotes

“... a supportive husband is an absolute requirement for professional women.... He is something she looks for, and when she finds him, she marries him.”
“I don't really have a set-in-stone process or formula. Sometimes the melody is there and I have to chase down the lyrics. Sometimes, the song is there and I have to make the melody fit. What I've learned so far about songwriting is that I can't force a song. If I try to do that, it's hollow, and people know a hollow song when they hear it. It's the song they stop listening to and forget about. I'd prefer not to write those kinds of songs.”
“And it wasn't until '84 when I was first asked to come to Sweden and do an album and concert tour.”
“I know what it feels like to struggle with your weight, and it makes me understand why women get attached to numbers on a scale or a dress size. It doesn't mean that I have gotten over all of it myself, because I have good days and bad days just like everyone else.”

Source : "Stacy London Tells You Why Clothes Can Change The Way You Feel About Yourself". Interview with Holly Corbett, www.sfgate.com. March 12, 2013.
“The accouterments of life were so rich and varied, so elaborated, that almost no place at all was left for life itself. Each and every accessory was so costly and beautiful that it had an existence above and beyond the purpose it was meant to serve â€“ confusing the observer and absorbing attention.”
“The fluoride ion exerts its toxic effect by inhibiting the action of many enzyme systems.”
“If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron.”

Source : Spider Robinson (1996). “Deathkiller”, Baen Books
“When a kid says "smell my hand," it almost never smells like cinnamon.”

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