#of

The night-soil men can see a bird walking in trees. It isn't a bird. It is a woman who has removed her skin and is on her way to drink the blood of her secret enemies. It is a woman who has left her skin i a corner of a house made out of wood. It is a woman who is reasonable and admires honeybees in the hibiscus. ↗

— Jamaica Kincaid

#caribbean #jamaica-kincaid #men

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe. ↗

— Mary Frances Berry

#citizens #confidence #enforcement #erode #good

Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes. ↗

— Valerie Bertinelli

#away #coffee #did #difficult #easy

Professionally, I have no major goals. That's partly because I'm really flaky. I want things, but I don't go after them. I'd rather they be placed in my lap. ↗

— Valerie Bertinelli

#because #go #goals #i #lap

The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them. ↗

— Bruno Bettelheim

#books #children #desire #failure #fear

Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege. ↗

— William Beveridge

#find #often #pessimist #privilege #scratch

But I did have two months off between Loser and the start of Prozac Nation. So, it was supposed to be Jason time, right? My time to enjoy myself away from movies. ↗

— Jason Biggs

#between #did #enjoy #i #jason

Americans can pretty much sing anything, whereas foreign singers are often limited in style, language, even composer. ↗

— Marilyn Horne

#composer #even #foreign #language #limited

Fifteen years ago I walked out of a production of one of my plays at the RSC because I decided it was a waste of time. ↗

— Edward Bond

#because #decided #fifteen #i #out

To me, it's like we're already in the playoffs. Every game is important for our position. We can't relax at all. ↗

— Peter Bondra

#every #game #important #like #me