"It had been the longest time since she had had a rib-scraping laugh. She had forgotten how deep and down it could be. So different from the miscellaneous giggles and smiles she had learned to be content with these past few years."

-- Toni Morrison

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“In less than eight years "The Origin of Species" has produced conviction in the minds of a majority of the most eminent living men of science. New facts, new problems, new difficulties as they arise are accepted, solved, or removed by this theory; and its principles are illustrated by the progress and conclusions of every well established branch of human knowledge.”

Source : Alfred Russel Wallace (2016). “Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays”, p.42, Library of Alexandria
“I believe very strongly that when it comes to desire, when it comes to attraction, that things are never black and white, things are very much shades of grey.”
“It is the small things in life which count; it is the inconsequential leak which empties the biggest reservoir.”
“I know what I'm giving up for Lent: my New Year's resolutions.”
“The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the honest man walks away and is silent.”
“Pictures are spiritual beings. The soul of the painter lives within them.”

Source : "Years of Struggle 1902-14' Autobiography Berlin" by Emil Nolde, 1934.
“I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein that runs through the body of it.”
“Nic [Cage] is more than just a fantastic actor. He will get your movie made. The first thing that we did is that we went to producers and there were a lot of great producers.”

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