Afternoons Quotes

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We all have these places where shy humiliations gambol on sunny afternoons. — Wystan Hugh Auden
I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends,… — David Byrne
On Saturday afternoons when all the things are done in the house and there's no real work to be done, I play Bach and Chopin… — Maya Angelou
The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s and '70s. It would have been… — Damon Hill
Poets and songwriters speak highly of spring as one of the great joys of life in the temperate zone, but in the real world most… — Barbara Holland
I am spending delightful afternoons in my garden, watching everything living around me. As I grow older, I feel everything departing, and I love everything… — Emile Zola
How often had that hydrant even been opened? Did you jet water through a car window, what, twice at best? Summer burned just a few… — Jonathan Lethem
School cross country runs started because the rugby pitches were flooded. There was an alternative: extra studying. This meant there were plenty of runners on… — Gordon Pirie
But I remember more dearly autumn afternoons in bottoms that lay intensely silent under old great trees — C.S. Lewis
I hover over the expensive Scotch and then the Armagnac, but finally settle on a glass of rich red claret. I put it near my… — Nick Harkaway
There are those who wake up each morning to conquer the day, and then there are those of us who wake up only because we… — Dinaw Mengestu
Nature, like Miamonides said, is mainly a good place to throw beer cans on Sunday afternoons. — Edward Abbey
Psychologically, I will not have to seek far if I decide to kill myself, because in my mind and heart I am more ready for… — Andrew Solomon
Practical! On Wednesday afternoons I could be practically anything. What's up? — Kit Williams
My two favorite things about being a pro player are Sunday afternoons being able to excite many fans and the money because I get to… — Dante Hall
I've brought the traditions from Spain to the United States: spending the afternoons with my husband and my son, enjoying the little things. — Paz Vega
If I shall sell both my forenoons and afternoons to society, as most appear to do, I'm sure that, for me, there would be nothing… — Henry David Thoreau
I suppose everybody has a mental picture of the days of the week, some seeing them as a circle, some as an endless line, and… — Angela Thirkell
We exist because of suburbia. Suburbia is a freakâ€™s dreamworld, a world of extra rooms upstairs and long, lazy afternoons with no interference. A place… — Dana Spiotta
Discover the times when you're most creative - mornings, nights, afternoons - and clear the time to work then. Many writers find the mornings are… — Deborah Moggach

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