"Take rainwater kept for several years, and mix a sextarius of this water with a pound of honey The whole is exposed to the sun for 40 days, and then left on a shelf near the fire. If you have no rain water, then boil spring water."

-- Columella

#Spring Quotes #Rain Quotes #Fire Quotes

“He bends over to untie his shoes. â€œSo, have you been ostracized from your little crowd of devotees?â€ â€œNo,â€ I say automatically. Then I add, â€œMaybe. But they arenâ€™t my devotees.â€ â€œPlease. Theyâ€™re like the Cult of Four.â€ I canâ€™t help but laugh. â€œJealous? Wish you had a Cult of Psychopaths to call your very own?”
“At that time a lot of young men didn't want to go to the war and kill. This guy that I fell in love with was one of those so he escaped to Canada and I followed him.”
“The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.”
“You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand. You don't have to stay for ever, I will understand.”

Source : Song: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, Album: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
“We are now heading down a centuries-long path toward increasing the productivity of our natural capital - the resource systems upon which we depend to live - instead of our human capital.”
“A friend of mine helped me find my confidence by trusting the knowledge that I was not alone in writing my first book. She helped me wake up to the fact that I had a source of creativity that was my true creative nature and when I embraced it and asked for this presence in my life, I felt as if the dam of the Niagra Falls had burst and all sorts of wonderful things started to happen when I found my voice. It has been a process ever since and I am now a big advocate in the message that we are not alone and we all have ample creativity within us if we just trust it.”

Source : Interview with Gina Murdock, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I don't care what the religion is called; as far as I'm concerned, one God, the God I adhere to, is in charge of all of them.”
“At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say.”

Source : "Daniel Alarcón" by Jennifer L. Knox, www.newyorker.com. June 14 & 21, 2010.

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