"All share complicity in the destruction of that much under-rated phenomenon called liberty."

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Source : "Barbara Amiel quote" by Litera.co.uk, November 19, 2008.

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“Yeah, I regret we weren't on a higher floor.”
“Nature is another important aspect of nourishing the soul. After a hike in the mountains where we live, for instance, I feel a remarkable sense of gratitude and awe. My mind quiets down and allows me to see more clearly the beauty of creation. And through that gratitude, the beauty of the universe is reflected back to the creator.”
“You have seen that the universe is at root a magical illusion and a fabulous game, and that there is no separate "you" to get something out of it, as if life were a bank to be robbed. The only real "you" is the one that comes and goes, manifests and withdraws itself eternally in and as every conscious being. For "you" is the universe looking at itself from billions of points of view, points that come and go so that the vision is forever new.”
“Without my relatives, I am but a thread; together, we form a colorful and elaborate Persian carpet.”

Source : Firoozeh Dumas (2007). “Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America”, p.103, Random House
“I was a foodie and I continue to be a foodie.”
“In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it. In tennis and NBA basketball, everybody had a hospitality suite, and so you could go there and load up if you wanted to.”

Source : "Pat Summerall: Gridiron, God, and Graham". Interview With Andrew Knox, www.cbn.com.
“if an author would have us feel a strong degree of compassion, his characters must not be too perfect.”
“â€”I don't want to lose you â€”Then why are you the one that keeps letting go?”

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