Willa Cather Quotes
He had been to see Mrs. Erlich just before starting home for the holidays, and found her making German Christmas cakes. She took him into the kitchen and explained the almost holy traditions that governed this complicated cookery. Her excitement and seriousness as she beat and stirred were very pretty, Claude thought. She told off on her fingers the many ingredients, but he believed there were things she did not name: the fragrance of old friendships, the glow of early memories, belief in wonder-working rhymes and songs.
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The faith that stands on authority is not faith.
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'Hannity' had a a guy on that said, 'I fathered 20 kids by 14 mothers.' That is s cultural issue which has demeaned our society and has caused our society dearly in terms of imprisonment. Who's going to be the fathers to those children? Who's going to pay child support?
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.
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Your heart can only take you so far - sometimes the physical body tells you otherwise.
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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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When a show has gotten as much attention as this one, everyone wants to join in with something to say.
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I like the idea of sending my Aquazurra girls out with a lucky charm under their feet.
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I think management and technology all come into play in building a super-yacht. It is a challenge - a serious challenge.
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I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.
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Something I learned when I was very young: with cooking, it doesn't matter where you are; you can always cook. You can end up in small village in Peru where somebody's cooking, take a spoon and taste it, and you might not be too sure what you're eating, but you can taste the soul in the food. That's what is beautiful with food.
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Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.
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I have lots of memories of my father. He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death.
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You got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
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I think that inexpensive sources of planet-friendly energy are one of the most important things for us to pursue.
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A lot of times I watch sporting events, and there are things I want to say and things I see that don't get said or talked about.
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I do understand my limitations as a fiction writer, which is why my novels are always going to be close to home.
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For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia.
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My identity shifted when I got into recovery. That's who I am now, and it actually gives me greater pleasure to have that identity than to be a musician or anything else, because it keeps me in a manageable size. When I'm down on the ground with my disease-which I'm happy to have-it gets me in tune. It gives me a spiritual anchor. Don't ask me to explain.
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He had been to see Mrs. Erlich just before starting home for the holidays, and found her making German Christmas cakes. She took him into the kitchen and explained the almost holy traditions that governed this complicated cookery. Her excitement and seriousness as she beat and stirred were very pretty, Claude thought. She told off on her fingers the many ingredients, but he believed there were things she did not name: the fragrance of old friendships, the glow of early memories, belief in wonder-working rhymes and songs.
