#east

We ate away, reminiscing about our victories over the enemies from different streets and villages and competing with each other in casting curses. A few golden butterflies and dragonflies were fluttering around us. The afternoon air was warm and clean, and the town below us seemed like a green harbor full of white sails. ↗

— Ha Jin

#departure #great-feasting #communism

I prey on innocent villagers and terrify their children," he said with a nasty smile. "And sometimes when I'm feeling really evil, I read books or paint. ↗

— Kate Avery Ellison

#funny #funny

I don’t hate you, you idiot. I’m in love with you. That’s why I’m panicking!” She marched to the door and yelled, “And our children will not be freaks!” “Except their mother already is,” her father yelled back. ↗

— Shelly Laurenston

#humor #shelly-laurenston #humor

does you costume involve leather?" she'd asked. and he'd said, "Actually, yeah, it might." it really did. it involved a leather dog collar, leather pants and a leash, and the leash was held by Ysandre, who was in skintight red rubber, from neck to knee high boots. she'd topped it off with a pair of devil horns and a red tridant. she'd made Shane her dog, complete with furry dog mask. ***"Breathe," Myrnin said. "I'm not much for it myself, but i hear it's quite good for humans."*** ↗

— Rachel Caine

#costume-party #feast-of-fools #humor #myrnin #shane-collins

Perhaps areas of Israel where current large Palestinian populations and demographic realities exist could be exchanged for Israeli expansion into the West Bank to include most of East Jerusalem. ↗

— Geraldo Rivera

#bank #could #current #demographic #east

In Riyadh, there's going to be a huge project that will house at least 12,000 units with inhabitants of approximately 150,000 people. It's like a city within a city. ↗

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

#city #going #house #huge #inhabitants

One of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East. It has around 45% of all the movie industry and around 75% of all the music. ↗

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

#biggest #company #dominant #dominant force #east

Even more important maybe, or equally more important at least, is they don't have to scrap for a living. ↗

— David Talbot

#even #important #least #living #maybe

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes. ↗

— Sara Teasdale

#goes #i #least #make #most

Anytime you have a difficult encounter with your child, there is a good chance that at least one of these factors is bringing out the worst in him or her: transitions, time pressure, competition for your attention, conflicting objectives. ↗

— Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

#attention #bringing #chance #child #competition