A Quotes
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“Alec's trying to get Magnus to take him seriously, but he's never told our parents about Magnus, or even that he likes, you know -" "Warlocks ?" Simon said.”
Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls
“ALEC, has been I think a wonderful organization. Not only does it bring like-minded legislators together. But the private sector engagement in partnership in ALEC is really what I think makes it the organization that it is.”
“Alec," Magnus said. He put a hand on his boyfriend’s shoulder; Alec was standing still, staring angrily at the floor. "Are you okay?" Alec looked at him. "Who are you again?" Magnus gave a little gasp; he looked — for the first time Simon could remember — actually unnerved. It lasted only a moment, but it was there. "Alexander," he said. "Too soon to joke about the happy memory thing, I take it," Alec said.”
Source: City of Lost Souls
“Alecto was the oldest, unceasing in anger. Magaera was next, retaliator of jealousy, and Tisiphone, the last, regarded as the avenger of murder.”
Source: Stolen Fury
“Aledo will always be home to me because I spent the first 27 years of my life there - it's such a special place - and because of the experiences I had there, I've become the person I am today.”
“Alege mereu persoana care te iubeste indiferent de situatia in care te afli.”
Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“Alegría de la Conciencia
(El Soneto)
La conciencia nos trae alegría,
La conciencia nos trae alivio.
Es un tipo diferente de alegría,
santificada por nubes de dolor.
La conciencia inicia el contenido,
más allá de toda excitación material.
Sólo a través de moderación consciente,
podremos superar la obsesión superficial.
Se necesitan materiales para el sustento,
más allá de ese punto se convierte en veneno.
Al abarrotar la mente con desechos tóxicos,
separa al ser humano del humano.
La conciencia trae alegría,
no contaminada por la fiesta egoísta.
Rodeada de compromisos rituales,
la conciencia trae libertad civilizada.”
Source: Abigitano: El Divino Refugiado
“Aleja de tu vida a las personas que no te valoren, lastimen tu autoestima y sean felices viéndote triste.”
“Alejandro Amenabar is a different kind of director than I lot of the directors I've asked for. He really asks you to enter his dream as opposed to, you know, a guy like Sidney Lumet or something is going to ask you to create a character almost like a documentary. He wants you to make the people really real and he's going to capture it like a documentarian.”
“Alejandro Amenábar has a unique way of approaching movies and thinking about something which was new to me. It was different. I have a lot of respect for him so I just took a gamble.”
“Alejandro Amenábar is a very interesting filmmaker. I had really liked The Others, which was a movie he made with Nicole Kidman a few years ago. He made a very compelling case about how much he wanted me to be in this movie. Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in me, I take it very seriously because I like to work.”
“Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Outside of the major cities, the great majority of Cuba is agricultural or undeveloped. Cuba has a number of national parks where it is possible to see and enjoy some plants and animals that are truly unique to the region. Because it is relatively remote and limited in size, the Cuban Government has recognized the significance and sensitivity of the island’s biodiversity. It is for these reasons many of these parks have been set aside as protected areas and for the enjoyment of the people.
One of these parks is the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, named for Alexander von Humboldt a Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer who traveled extensively in Latin America between 1799 and 1804. He explored the island of Cuba in 1800 and 1801. In the 1950’s during its time of the Cuban Embargo, the concept of nature reserves, on the island, was conceived with development on them continuing into the 1980’s, when a final sighting of the Royal Woodpecker, a Cuban subspecies of the ivory-billed woodpecker known as the “Campephilus principalis,” happened in this area. The Royal Woodpecker was already extinct in its former American habitats. This sighting in 1996, prompted these protected areas to form into a national park that was named Alejandro de Humboldt National Park. Unfortunately no further substantiated sightings of this species has bird has occurred and the species is now most likely extinct.
The park, located on the eastern end of Cuba, is tropical and mostly considered a rain forest with mountains and some of the largest rivers in the Caribbean. Because it is the most humid place in Cuba it can be challenging to hike. The park has an area of 274.67 square miles and the elevation ranges from sea level to 3,832 feet at top of El Toldo Peak. In 2001 the park was declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. Tours are available for those interested in learning more about the flora & fauna, wild life and the natural medicines that are indigenous to these jungles.
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“Alek coughed politely, "If I promise to avoid funny business, could you perhaps remove this knife from my throat?”
Source: Leviathan
“Alek didn’t move, unsure what he could say or do to erase her pain. Like the rest of the Draig, he was a warrior, a fighter, used to the action of doing what needed to be done. But in this situation there was no giant fanged yorkin to hunt, no Var army to battle. There was only reality and the flawed nature of imperfect men. - Dragon Lords 6: The Stubborn Lord by Michelle M. Pillow - Coming 2013”
“Alek said, "Do you think I'm being a fool?" "I think you're trying to do something good. But doing good is rarely easy, and no weapon has ever stopped a war.”
Source: Goliath
“Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business would be so touchy. He grasped her waist, sending a crackle across her skin. If Alek moved his hands any higher, he might notice what was hidden beneath her careful tailoring. “Always keep sideways to your opponent,” he said, gently turning her. “That way, your chest presents the smallest possible target.” “Aye, the smallest possible target,” Deryn sighed. Her secret was safe, it seemed.”
“Alekhine developed as a player much more slowly than most. In his twenties, he was an atrocious chessplayer, and didn't mature until he was well into his thirties.”
“Alekhine evidently possesses the most remarkable chess memory that has ever existed. It is said that he remembers by heart all the games played by the leading masters during the last 15-20 years.”
“Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card.”
“Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all.”
“Aleks opened his mouth to reassure his friend when he heard something that chilled him to the bone.
“Aleksander Aaron Arkadion! What in the hell is wrong with you! Why are you dragging that mangled corpse through town? You traumatized an entire first-grade class on a field trip to the town center,” Ma said, striding up to them pointing down to the body that Aleks still had a hold of.
He looked down at the ankle he was holding.
“Fuck my life.” Aleks looked behind his ma at the trail of blood heading back to the ice cream parlor.
Liam laughed, his arms wrapped around his waist holding his sides.”
Source: Fated for Forever
“ALEKSANDAR VELIKI
Za svojih malo godina
Pobedi u mnogo ratova
Osnova mnogo gradova”
Source: Krugovanje
“Aleksander was ancient. He was a myth of the past, a glimpse of the future. He could speak for days, and she could listen. She was a curious soul, and he was an antiphon.”
Source: The Tale of a Sin
“Aleksei with his impossible curls so very like her own, yet less seemly perhaps. Such hair is somewhat fairy-tale in a man. Poetic.”
Source: Be My Wolff
“alent is like the marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like the marksman who hits a target, as far as which others cannot even see.”
“Alert presence is the garden of personal growth.”
Source: The Unfinished Book About Who We Are
“Alertness, equanimity, decisiveness, and compassion are the four core leadership qualities in crisis that come when the 114 chakras are in balance.”
Source: 72000 Nadis and 114 Chakras in Human Body for Healing and Meditation
“Alertness is a war strategy; quickness is a peril of blind warfare.”
“Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity.”
Source: The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship
“Ales de mort muda de cants vençuda
Folla de seny folla cassandra clamo
Cega vident contra el vaixell atàvic
Sang a les veles”
Source: Cau de llunes
“Alesha walked up to him and looped her arms around his shoulders as she went up on her tiptoes and kissed him. She only meant for it to be a quick kiss but Reece's arms instantly banded around her as he took it deeper. She was readily on board. The man certainly knew how to kiss and she wasn't going to ask him to stop!...
She squirmed for a moment and then reluctantly lifted her head. "Wow."
He chuckled. "I kind of like that I keep getting that response from you."
"I'm normally much more prolific with words but whenever you kiss me, I can't seem to remember any."
His smile deepened. "Now I definitely like that.”
Source: Wildest Dreams
“Alesi is in second place, and Hill is in second place.”
“Alessandra approached the geniuses of the past to give them life with her attention, which was the form her affection took: paying attention.”
Source: Todas las familias felices
“Alessandra, do you know what pizza symbolizes in Italian cooking? The circle of the pizza represents unity and togetherness. A pizza means you have others to share your table. Maybe it is not the pizza you need but someone to share it with.”
Source: The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake
“Alessandro [Michele] has really done the impossible. He's taken this classic brand [Gucci] and really turned it completely around and taken it in a direction that was so unexpected. [Alessandro and I] met and became friends here in L.A., and then we got to know each other and he asked me to do this. It was really organic and not the way this stuff normally happens.”
“Alessandro burst out laughing and Bree wrapped her arms around his neck. “Don’t think about the past anymore. Let’s move forward and let’s be happy.” Alessandro cocked an eyebrow. “Is that an order, young lady?” “Yes, Sir. From this second on, you’re not allowed to think about how much we hurt each other and how stupid you were-“ “How stupid I-“ “Ah!” Bree pressed her fingers against his lips. “How stupid we both were.” “And what would the punishment be for disobeying such an order?” Alessandro asked, his fingers trailing down her back. “Oh it would be very bad,” Bree assured him playfully. “Very?” Alessandro asked, his eyes lit with amusement. “Oh yes. Brutal. Vicious even.” “Oh that does sound terrible,” Alessandro agreed. “There might even be whips,” Bree warned. “Oh dear,” Alessandro smiled.”
Source: The Betrayal
“Alessandro del Piero reminds me of Robert Rosario when I had him at Coventry.”
“Alessandro gathered her into his arms and flipped her over so that she was on top of him, her blonde hair falling over him like a gold curtain. The strands tickled his face as she righted herself over him. She caught her lower lip between her teeth as he pushed up inside of her, and Alessandro reached up, bringing her mouth down, wanting to taste that swollen lip. Her breath wafted over his face, and he grabbed her hips, pulling her down as he pushed up deeper, wanting to fill her to her very soul.”
Source: The Vendetta
“Alessandro shrugged and pushed the blade in, dragging it down the man’s skin, making him cry out. He struck him again with his fist, blood spurting onto Alessandro as well. “Did Arturo tell you that the mother of my child was in that limo? She’s carrying my baby inside of her, and that her son was in the limo too? I’m sure he did. I’m sure he left explicit instructions as to who exactly you were supposed to dispose of, didn’t he?”
“He’ll kill me. I swear, he’ll kill me,” the man cried, tears mixing in with his
blood.
“Next, I’ll take an eye, you snivelling little shit!” Alessandro growled, raising his bloody blade to the man’s left eyeball. The unmistakable scent of urine filled the air.
Alessandro stepped back in disgust and turned to Jason and his other man, Marty, two of the best Dardano soldiers, loyal and efficient. They took his cue and slipped on their brass knuckles.
“Just say the words, ol’ boy, and we’ll stop this,”
“Fuck you,” the man shouted.
Alessandro smirked. “Such defiance for a man who just pissed himself.” He crossed his arms as Marty and Jason went to work.
It only took a minute. “All right. Okay! Stop! Stop! Fine, I’ll talk!”
Source: The Vendetta
“Alessandro watched as Luke burrowed his nose in the snow and then shook his small body. “Well, that depends on whether you want a male or a female horse.” “Mmm. I tink I want a boy horsie. Girl horsies have babies and dat’s too much trouble.” Alessandro bit back a laugh. “Male horse it is then. Let’s see. My favourite horse’s name is Abbott.” “A But?” Will asked laughing. “Abbott,” Alessandro corrected. “Chimney,” Will suddenly decided, stopping. Alessandro blinked in confusion. “I’m sorry, did you say ‘Chimney’?” “It make sense,” Will assured him. “Santa come down da chimney and he is my pesent, right? So his name be Chimney.” “I agree. Quite logical,” Alessandro nodded. “Well, dat one ting on my list. Der be more.” “Duly noted,” he said.”
Source: The Betrayal
“Alessandro…we should go down-” “Oh I agree.” He smiled, mischievous brown eyes lifting to hers. “Downstairs,” she corrected. “I like my meaning better,” and with that he went down on his knees. “No!” Bree hissed even as her body was screaming YES! “Stop arguing with me, darling.”
Source: The Betrayal
“Alessandro! Will!!” He could hear Brianna’s voice a few seconds before his head came up through to the next floor.
Stubborn, bloody woman! he cursed.
“Oh God, Will!” Bree screamed. “What happened?” She rushed towards them, coughing as she grabbed for her son. He shifted his weight to hand him over to her, but the movement sent another bolt of screaming pain from his ankle up to his leg and Alessandro lost his footing, falling back into the basement.
Alessandro!” Bree screamed, and then he heard no more.”
Source: The Vendetta
“Alethea Black can drop you into a dream with a single sentence, then convince you it's real. Her characters' best hopes and worst fears usually come to pass, often in fabulous ways, but their adventures feel inevitable and true-not only because Ms. Black richly imagines her people, but because she loves them. I Knew You'd Be Lovely is a lovely debut, with masterful prose and inspired invention on every page.”
“ALEV HIRSIZI
Bugün şöminede güneş yaktım.
Sonradan farkına vardım.
Uzun hikâye.
Önce bir tohum aldım.
Toprağa umutla attım.
Bir müddet karanlıkta kaldı.
Sonra aniden ortaya çıktı.
Ben suladım, o büyüdü,
Derken ortaya bir yaprak çıktı.
Yaprak güneşe uzunca baktı.
Tüm gücünü ondan aldı.
Artık nasıl yaptıysa yaptı,
Yaprak gövdesini güneşten yarattı.
Zannımca güneşi kendine ruh yaptı.
Zamanı geçen haftaydı.
Dalları itinayla budandı.
Sonrası çok kolaydı.
Attım şömineye bir dalı,
Kibrit ona özünü hatırlattı.
Güneşten topladığı alevi
Sadece serbest bıraktı.”
Source: Âlem Olan Kelimeler
“Aleviler ile yerli Hıristiyanların ilişkileri he rzaman Alevilerle Sunnilerin ilişkilerinden daha samimi olmuştur. Çünkü bu iki kesim de, kendilerini egemen din karşısında 'öteki' olarak görüyordu. Bu gerçekliği misyoner raporlarında gördüğümüz gibi Türk Devletinin gizli belgelerinde de görüyoruz.”
Source: Alevi - Bektaşi Edebiyatında Ermeni Aşıkları
“Alex [Da Kid] does have diversity, not just in what he produces, but what he hears. He has this knack for finding talented people.”
“Alex [Kendrick] and I started out the whole film-making journey as a desire to reach people for Christ and try to impact their lives for him.”
“Alex allowed herself the space of three heartbeats to grieve. I could count them, because that gross muscle between Pottery Barn’s hands was still beating.”
Source: The Ship of the Dead
“Alex chuckled and whispered in her ear. “I’m feeling huge . . . I mean I have this huge desire . . . Crap, you feel good tonight. And you smell so good.”
Source: Twenty Weeks
“Alex cornered her right before she was going to make an appointment at the nurse’s station to see him. “Bree, I’m going to be referring you to Carlo from now on,” Alex informed her. “I think in light of recent events it would be a conflict of interest for me to continue to be your doctor.” “Is that right?” Bree asked leaning her elbow on the counter and raising an eyebrow. “Yes, I wouldn’t feel comfortable about it considering what you did to Carrie.” “Aw, that’s nice,” Bree smiled sarcastically, staring up at his smug self-righteous face. “Nice to know this place has such moral upstanding doctors.” “Yes, so I will be referring you to him from now on,” Alex said, clenching his jaw. “Great,” Bree said, fighting not to roll her eyes. “Have a good afternoon,” he said curtly and turned to walk away. Don’t do it. Don’t do it, Bree. The evil Bree won though. “You too, Dr. Home Wrecker.” Alex’s step faltered but he didn’t turn around.”
Source: The Betrayal