“It is strange how deeply colors seem to penetrate one, like scent. I suppose that is the reason why gems are used as spiritual emblems in the Revelation of St John. They look like fragments of heaven. I think the emerald is more beautiful than any of them.”
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“She had a new bracelet on, stacked with emeralds brighter than her eyes. I hate rich people.”
“Patience is like the most precious gemstone. Who can have it?”
“Now there are elements of our dynamic coming slowly into view, like a photograph in a darkroom.”
“Losing teaches you how to win; winning teaches you how not to lose.”
“I would rather prefer wasting the time in planning my work over losing the time in working my plan”