#tract

Violence and irrationality were so long and thoroughly cultivated among the Irish, and so perfectly ingrained into their nature, that modern civilization has as yet been unable to extract the virus. ↗

— Thomas Mellon

#been #civilization #cultivated #extract #ingrained

I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract. ↗

— Gustave Moreau

#am #attraction #burning #dominated #i

Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sister. ↗

— John Sebastian

#distracted #get #girl #her #kiss

I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human being has more to do with what they give to someone rather than just being face candy. ↗

— Alison Moyet

#any #attraction #being #beyond #candy

I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#doing #guys #hear #i #like

When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#began #coleman #first #hawkins #i

She was wearing a beautiful dress with straps designed to be eaten off her shoulders. ↗

— Elise Valmorbida

#lust #spagetti-straps #beauty

Usually, in romantic comedies, you end up sacrificing a great deal of the complexity - you know, just two attractive people and a good soundtrack. ↗