Isitdownorjustme Quotes & Sayings

The natural sweetness of leeks, with their soft, oniony aroma, makes them the perfect winter comfort food. — Yotam Ottolenghi

As humans we make mistakes, expect life to automatically meet all of our needs, and imagine our environment will stay wonderful without extra effort from us. — Catherine Basten

Philanthropic dollars are precious resources, so it's our responsibility to consider how we use them carefully. Yet few of us spend enough time doing so. — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

It's a sadness that has been knocking at my door for a long time, and I finally let it in. — Francisco X Stork

The dementors send their love, Potter! — J.K. Rowling

Only the human heart can live in present moment awareness. The human mind cannot, because its essential nature is to ponder the past and plan the future. This is why all wise beings encourage us to go beyond the mind into the timeless, boundless transcendence of heart-centered awareness. — David Simon

Spying came to him as making love comes to other men. It is his belief, in fact, that his father may have had relations with the Okhrana, the czar's intelligence service, though his murder by the Turks was haphazard - simply one act in a village slaughter. But Avram knew them, whether they were Turkish Aghas or British officers, he always understood how they worked, where their vulnerabilities lay. — Alan Furst

I don't see any reason why I should look for someone who never took the trouble to love me. — Paulo Coelho