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J. M. Barrie quote: "After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to..."

After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy.

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If you believe, as the Greeks did, that man is at the mercy of the gods, then you write tragedy. The end is inevitable from the beginning. But if you believe that man can solve his own problems and is at nobody's mercy, then you will probably write melodrama. Lillian Hellman
Even chance meetings are the result of karma… Things in life are fated by our previous lives. That even in the smallest events there’s no such thing as coincidence. Haruki Murakami
The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had. Ace Frehley
I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff I'm actually sleeping with him. Shirley MacLaine
Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church. John Templeton
James Van Fleet quote: "Always think in terms of what the other person wants."
Always think in terms of what the other person wants. James Van Fleet
Frog-faced?" Caine asked when he met Grant in the hall."Beauty's in the eye of the beholder," Grant said easily. With an appreciative grin, Caine leaned against one of the many archways. "You had Dad going. We all got one of his phone calls, telling us the Campbell was in a bad way and it was our duty-he being by way of family-to help him." The grin became wolfish. "You seem to be getting along all right on your own."Grant acknowledged this with a nod. "The last time I was here, he was trying... Nora Roberts
Mickey Gilley quote: "All I want to do is do my shows and play golf."
All I want to do is do my shows and play golf. Mickey Gilley
John D. Rockefeller quote: "Competition is a sin."
Competition is a sin. John D. Rockefeller
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My soul is dark with stormy riot: directly traced over to diet. Samuel Hoffenstein
Shirley MacLaine quote: "We need proof in our society."
We need proof in our society. Shirley MacLaine
In the loss of skill, we lose stewardship; in losing stewardship we lose fellowship; we become outcasts from the great neighborhood of Creation. It is possible - as our experience in this good land shows - to exile ourselves from Creation, and to ally ourselves with the principle of destruction - which is, ultimately, the principle of nonentity. It is to be willing in general for being to not-be. And once we have allied ourselves with that principle, we are foolish to think that we can... Wendell Berry
As we have all said, we understand that electronic surveillance is a vital tool in the war on terror. We all want to know when Osama bin Laden is calling: when he is calling, who he is calling, and what he is saying. Chris Van Hollen
John Webster quote: "All things do help the unhappy man to fall."
All things do help the unhappy man to fall. John Webster
Charles de Gaulle quote: "Never relinquish the initiative."
Never relinquish the initiative. Charles de Gaulle