Emancipet Philadelphia Quotes & Sayings

The sharing of food is the basis of social life. — Laurie Colwin

I don't want to put a pause on the rest of my life; I'm really enjoying getting older and the wisdom that comes from that. — Rosemarie DeWitt

Jazz is progressive, and it's alive. — Kat Edmonson

And it is the Lord, it is Jesus, Who is my judge. Therefore I will try always to think leniently of others, that He may judge me leniently, or rather not at all, since He says: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. — Therese De Lisieux

Can we walk that thin line between constant change and continuation? And in the middle of this flux, feel gratitude but not hold on? Gratitude greases the joints to let us let go, and at the same time to stop and realize we received something. Gratitude is the most developed and mature of human emotions. — Natalie Goldberg

Talk to me when your nuts are so blue they look like something you can hang on a Christmas tree. — Amy Andrews

The verdict of the Greek people renders the troika a thing of the past for our common European framework. — Alexis Tsipras

The Disciplined Leader is someone who focuses on the 20 percent of activities that drive 80 percent of results. — John Manning

All of you revolutionary free thinkers!
Let us never ignore the wonderful taste
of coffee and chocolate of present world. — Toba Beta

Wait a minute, I'm thinking, was this another one of those conversations where what is meant and what is being said are not the same thing? — Peter Hedges

You can't make a person, a human being with a first kiss and a sense of humor and a favorite sandwich, and then expect her to dissolve back into scribbled notes and whiskeyed coffee when she no longer suits your purposes. I think I always knew she would come back to find me, someday. — Tana French

I'll settle for successful during my lifetime because at least I can be conscious of the delusion that it means something. — Claire Cameron

Some days punch us in the gut so hard it seems we can feel the whole universe gasp with despair. — Curtis Tyrone Jones

A. I want my readers to remember a book of mine after they've turned the last page, partly so they will want to read more from me, but also because I want them to feel that reading it was well worth their time. I guess I want a book that I write to be more than entertainment that is enjoyable for the moment but forgettable as the months go by. I don't make a conscious effort to craft quotable prose when I write, but I do endeavor to pose questions and suggest insights that speak across the pages into a reader's life. For me, that translates into a good reason for having read the book. I always remember a book more fully and longer if I've been so emotionally tugged that I find myself highlighting phrases I don't want to forget. And I usually can't wait for that author's next book! Khaled Hosseini's books are always like that for me. Q. — Susan Meissner