Pallazola Gloucester Quotes & Sayings

It is not, of course, only the Japanese who find flat sterile surfaces attractive and kirei. Foreign observers, too, are seduced by the crisp borders, sharp corners, neat railings, and machine-polished textures that define the new Japanese landscape, because, consciously or unconsciously, most of us see such things as embodying the very essence of modernism. In short, foreigners very often fall in love with kirei even more than the Japanese do; for one thing, they can have no idea of the mysterious beauty of the old jungle, rice paddies, wood, and stone that was paved over. Smooth industrial finish everywhere, with detailed attention to each cement block and metal joint: it looks 'modern'; ergo, Japan is supremely modern. — Alex Kerr

Tate opened another beer. He was glad he had several. He held up the beer to his image in the mirror. "To bastards everywhere!" he said sarcastically, and chugged it down. — Diana Palmer

While most of the things you've worried about have never happened, it's a different story with the things you haven't worried about. They are the ones that happen. — Ruth Rendell

You can be strong but sometimes the loneliness is so overwhelming that you don't know if you'll be able to take another breath. — AnnaLisa Grant

One Day, I Will Be Successful . . .
Un Dia Tendre Exito . . . — Haresh Buxani

I believe that if your brain has to get to grips with complicated words, then you won't get Alzheimer's. I'm sure it's not true, but I do believe it. — Jo Brand