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Downing Quotes (page 49)

Bottom half of the seventh, Brock's boy had made it through another inning unscratched, one! two! three! Twenty-one down and just six outs to go! and Henry's heart was racing, he was sweating with relief and tension all at once, unable to sit, unable to think, in there, with them! Oh yes, boys, it was on! Robert Coover
Horace quote: "How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or..."
How slight and insignificant is the thing which casts down or restores a mind greedy for praise. Horace
Jules Renard quote: "The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation..."
The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse. Jules Renard
Caspian felt sure that he would hate the new Tutor, but when the new Tutor arrived about a week later he turned out to be the sort of person it is almost impossible not to like. He was the smallest, and also the fattest, man Caspian had ever seen. He had a long, silvery, pointed beard which came down to his waist, and his face, which was brown and covered with wrinkles, looked very wise, very ugly, and very kind. His voice was grave and his eyes were merry so that, until you got to now him... C. S. Lewis
Neil Young quote: "This old world keeps spinnin’ round; It’s a wonder tall trees..."
This old world keeps spinnin’ round; It’s a wonder tall trees ain’t layin’ down. Neil Young
Ernest Gaines quote: "He told us that most of us would die violently, and those who..."
He told us that most of us would die violently, and those who did not would be brought down to the level of beasts. Ernest Gaines
Volumes can be and have been written aboutthe issue of freedom versus dictatorship, but, in essence, it comes down to a single question: do you consider it moral to treat men as sacrificial animalsand to rule them by physical force? Ayn Rand
A photo says, you were happy, and I wanted to catch that. A photo says, you were so important to me that I put down everything else to come watch. Jodi Picoult
--you have too good a mind to throw away. I don't quite know what we're doing on this insignificant cinder spinning aay in a dark corner of the universe. That is a secret which the high gods have not confided in me. Yet one thing I believe and I believe it with every fibre of my being. A man must live by his light and do what little he can and do it as best he can. In this world goodness is destined to be defeated. But a man must go down fighting. That is the victory. To do anything less is... Walker Percy
Ani DiFranco quote: "When you sit right down in the middle of yourself you're gonna..."
When you sit right down in the middle of yourself you're gonna wanna have a comfortable chair. Ani DiFranco
And the very act of living is a tide; at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one day you look down and see how much pain has eroded Jodi Picoult
There were no clouds, the sun was going down in a limpid, gold-washed sky. Just as the lower edge of the red disk rested on the high fields against the horizon, a great black figure suddenly appeared on the face of the sun. We sprang to our feet, straining our eyes toward it. In a moment we realized what it was. On some upland farm, a plough had been left standing in the field. The sun was sinking just behind it. Magnified across the distance by the horizontal light, it stood out... Willa Cather
I gestured at my litre of fizzy red wine. “Want a drop of this?” I asked him. No thanks. I try not to drink at lunchtime.” So do I. But I never quite make it.” I feel like shit all day if I drink at lunchtime.” Me too. But I feel like shit all lunchtime if I don’t.” Yes, well it all comes down to choices, doesn’t it?” he said. “It’s the same in the evenings. Do you want to feel good at night or do you want to feel good in the morning? It’s the same with life. Do you want to feel good young or... Martin Amis
The Road goes ever on and on. Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way. Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say J. R. R. Tolkien
Russell Baker quote: "New York is the only city in the world where you can get run..."
New York is the only city in the world where you can get run down on the sidewalk by a pedestrian. Russell Baker

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