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Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward towards the outlet Imagine such a valley ten miles across, with just such a sloping plain, not of snow but of earth. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#downward #earth #every #forming #gradually

You can't stay married in a situation where you are afraid to go to sleep in case your wife might cut your throat. ↗

— Mike Tyson

#case #cut #go #married #might

The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#building #chosen #first #followed #forced

Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying the special at a favourite restaurant one night instead of going for the usual. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#enjoy #favourite #fortunately #going #instead

The journey and excursions in Mexico which have originated the narrative and remarks contained in this volume were made in the months of March, April, May, and June of 1856, for the most part on horseback. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#contained #excursions #horseback #journey #june

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car. ↗

— Kenneth Tynan

#critic #drive #knows #man #way

There are even many huts built entirely of the universal aloe. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#entirely #even #huts #many #universal

There was no romance about the mosquitos, however. ↗

— Edward Burnett Tylor

#however #romance

It's like Brad Pitt for us. You might not like blond men with pretty features, but c'mon, it's Brad. You're not going to kick him out of bed for eating crackers. ↗

— Emily Giffin

#sex-appeal #beauty

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#communications #education #formal #formal education #graduated