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A general air of surprise and genuine satisfaction fell upon everyone as they saw the pianist enter

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O world! O life! O time! On whose last steps I climb, Trembling at that where I had stood before; When will return the glory of your prime? No more -- Oh, never more! Out of the day and night A joy has taken flight; Fresh spring, and summer, and winter hoar, Move my faint heart with grief, but with delight No more -- Oh, never more! Percy Bysshe Shelley
Simon had the child's belief that the rest of the world exists as staging for their personal drama; destiny hung over him, casting clues and signs in his path, and he could not help feeling that ha had been vouchsafed a sign, a celestial wink. J. K. Rowling
The train we had so confidently boarded had been speeding at almost 100 miles an hour and it had derailed. Someone, I can't remember who, showed me a newspaper photograph of the carriage we had been sitting in tilted on its side on a station platform next to a large notice that said Welcome to Potters Bar. Nina Bawden
But before looking to the future, let's glance back at the road we've traveled these past two years because that is the source of much of the optimism we are all feeling about the future. Linda Lingle
Billy Mays quote: "Just had a close call landing in Tampa. The tires blew out..."
Just had a close call landing in Tampa. The tires blew out upon landing. Billy Mays
It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early. Marcel Achard
Virginia Woolf quote: "You cannot find peace by avoiding life."
You cannot find peace by avoiding life. Virginia Woolf
The dying sun will glow on you without burning, as it has done today. The wind will be soft and mellow and your hilltop will tremble. As you reach the end of your dance you will look at the sun, for you will never see it again in waking or in dreaming, and then your death will point to the south. To the vastness. Carlos Castaneda
Herbert Croly quote: "The popular will cannot be taken for granted, it must be created."
The popular will cannot be taken for granted, it must be created. Herbert Croly
J. G. Stedman quote: "During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are..."
During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it. J. G. Stedman
You are going to take the high sea of the world; change not, on that account, patron or sails, anchor or wind. Have Jesus always for your patron, His Cross for a mast on which you must spread your resolutions as a sail. Your anchor shall be a profound confidence in Him, and you shall sail prosperously. May the favorable wind of celestial inspirations ever fill your vessel's sails fuller and fuller and make you happily arrive at the port of a holy eternity. Saint Francis de Sales
John Piper quote: "In all the setbacks of your life as a believer, God is..."
In all the setbacks of your life as a believer, God is plotting for your joy. John Piper
If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government. George Osborne
Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? Until we learn how to forgive, that sort of thing is going to keep on happening." He pointed at the tall pillars of smoke rising to the north. "Hate is a sterile thing, Belgarion. David Eddings
Neal A. Maxwell quote: "God’s grace will cover us like a cloak-enough to provide for..."
God’s grace will cover us like a cloak-enough to provide for survival but too thin to keep out all the cold. Neal A. Maxwell