“The grapevine should be named after a more bitter fruit. It should be called the grapefruit tree.” Quote by Chrystos
“If you're going to generalize about women, you'll find yourself up to here in exceptions.” IfsWomenExceptionFinding Yourself Author:Dolores Hitchens
“Jealousy had a taste, all right. A bitter and tongue-stinging flavor, like a peach pit.” TasteTongueBitterJealousyFlavorPitsPeaches Author:Dolores Hitchens
“Down through the years certain fads of slang had come and gone, and their vestiges could be found in Janie's and Mabel's conversation, like mastodon bones in a swamp.” YearsCertainFoundLanguageGoneConversationSpeechBonesThrough The YearsFadsSwampsSlangJanie Author:Dolores Hitchens
“The desert came into view ... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or skills, who had to rely on their imaginations to contrive a way of making their hearts beat faster or even to keep them at a normal pace; to search unaided for a hidden gleam of light, and to live with two seasons a year instead of four.” WayYearsHumansHeartTwoLightImaginationHuman BeingsViewsFourTreeSkillsNormalSurvivalBeatsSeasonsPossessionDesertFasterRelySandPacePalmsGleamHeart BeatPalm Trees Book:Women of Sand and Myrrh Source: Women of Sand and Myrrh
“What curious little corners of folly are to be found in even the sanest brain!” MindLittlesFoundBrainCornersCuriousFolly Author:Marie of Romania
“Power is a companion it is not easy to part with, when it goes, the zest of life goes with it. With dry eyes and clenched fist, one stares after it, jealous of the next one it will single out.” EyeNextEasyPowerStaringDryCompanionJealousFistsThe Next OneZest Author:Marie of Romania