“Amundsen's name for a dangerous stretch where the ice could give way unexpectedly”

Devil’s Ballroom
Sydpolen (The South Pole) (1912)

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Norwegian polar researcher, who was the first to reach the … 1872–1928

Judy LaMarsh (1924–1980) Canadian politician, writer, broadcaster and barrister.

Source: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 8, Centennial summer, p. 196 (On Canada...)

“There can be danger in stretching the body if it’s not done properly. The same is true with the imagination and the chemistry which may give the imagination elasticity, but the soul gives a direction.”

Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005) American artist

Annotated Drawings by Eugene J. Martin: 1977-1978

“It was funny how you could go somewhere and your whole life could stretch out and then you could come home and have it all shrink back to the way it was before. It was funny that it didn’t stay stretched.”

Jodi Lynn Anderson American children's writer

Source: The Secrets of Peaches

“If you’re mad that I think people SHOULD KNOW when Dems vote to expand ICE powers, then be mad. ICE is a dangerous agency with 0 accountability, widespread reporting of rape, abuse of power, + children dying in DHS custody. Having a D next to your name doesn’t make that right.”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989) American politician

Twitter post, https://twitter.com/AOC (2 March 2019) <br class="br">Twitter Quotes (2019), March 2019

“The organized charity, scrimped and iced, In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ.”

John Boyle O'Reilly (1844–1890) Irish-born poet and novelist

In Bohemia, st. 5 (1886).

“"Woken up, have you?" the woman said. Her voice was like broken glass in an ice bucket.†
† Unexpectedly sharp. And cold. No one can say I don't work hard describing things for you.”

Jonathan Stroud book The Amulet of Samarkand

The Amulet of Samarkand (2003)

“For two hours I'd felt myself stretching tighter and tighter, like a rubber band pulled to the point of snapping. And now, I could feel the smaller, weaker part of myself beginning to fray, tiny bits giving way before the big break.”

Sarah Dessen book Dreamland

Dreamland (2000)

“Give me a half-tanker of iron, and I'll give you an ice-age.”

John H. Martin

A new iron age, or a ferric fantasy, US JGOFS News, pp. 5, 11.

“If you hear yourself saying “I could never give up ice cream” (or something else), realize that you may just be short on vegucation. There are lots of rich, luscious nondairy ice creams on the market … If you have the necessary information and you're still saying “I could never give up…,” listen to yourself. You're affirming weakness. … You're bigger than that. You can eat plants and save lives. You can give your life exponentially more meaning by living in a way that decreases suffering just because you got up and chose a kind breakfast.”

Victoria Moran (1950) American writer

Source: The Good Karma Diet (2015), Ch. 2: The Good Karma Diet

“I always in writing start with a name. Give me a name and it produces a story, not the other way about normally.”

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy works

Interview http://www.lordotrings.com/interview.asp with Dennis Gerrolt, first broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 programme "Now Read On" (January 1971) <br class="br">Context: It gives me great pleasure, a good name. I always in writing start with a name. Give me a name and it produces a story, not the other way about normally.

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