We tasted a red from Burgundy he pronounced the “Sophia Loren of wine,” a Chablis he called “the crack cocaine of Chardonnay,” and a Riesling he christened “the face that launched a thousand ships.” An excellent Pinot Noir was a
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“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.”
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“Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?"
"Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?"
"Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart.”
― The Titan’s Curse
"Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?"
"Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart.”
― The Titan’s Curse
“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.”
― Dandelion Wine
― Dandelion Wine
“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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