"Spain- a great whale stranded on the shores of Europe."

-- Elizabeth Oakes Smith

#Europe Quotes #Whales Quotes #Spain Quotes

“I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.”
“And my desire,' he said, 'is a desire that is as long as a year; but it is love given to an echo, the spending of grief on a wave, a lonely fight with a shadow, that is what my love and my desire have been to me.”

Source : Lady Gregory (2013). “The Essential Lady Gregory Collection”, p.108, eBookIt.com
“Anything that is given can be at once taken away. We have to learn never to expect anything, and when it comes it's no more than a gift on loan.”
“You know what the best part of the stars is?" "What's that?" "They're the same no matter what sky you're standing under. I mean...yeah, they might move or look like they're in a different place, but they're the same stars." "Yeah? So?" "So even if you're apart from someone you want to be with, you can look up at the stars and know they're looking at the same ones.”
“It's the most exciting thing you have ever done with your pants on!”
“Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?”
“If Shaytan(Demon) defeated me yesterday, I will defeat him today with repentance and good deeds”
“My musical tastes change every week.”

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