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Then I've been drunk, too," admitted Francie."On beer?"No. Last spring, in McCarren's Park, I saw a tulip for the first time in my life. Betty Smith
Laurie Lee quote: "For the first time I was learning how much easier it was to..."
For the first time I was learning how much easier it was to leave than to stay behind and love. Laurie Lee
Walter Scott quote: "O, the tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive."
O, the tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive. Walter Scott
If it was true that all effort led to a vast abyss, she had two recommendations to begin with, first, not to cheat people, and, second, to treat them properly. Beyond that, there was room for discussion. Roberto Bolano
we all have too many wheels, screws and valves to judge each other on first impressions or one or two pointers. I don't understand you, you don't understand me and we don't understand ourselves. Anton Chekhov
David Hume quote: "To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential..."
To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian. David Hume
To Grandma, for being my first editor and giving me the best writing advice I’ve ever received: “Christopher, I think you should wait until you’re done with elementary school before worrying about being a failed writer. Chris Colfer
Every book should begin with attractive endpapers. Preferably in a dark colour: dark red or dark blue, depending on the binding. When you open the book it's like going to the theatre. First you see the curtain. Then it's pulled aside and the show begins. Cornelia Funke
Everyday he saw better, and he began to climb slowly, one by one, almost reluctantly at first then, with intoxication and, as though drawn by an irresistible fascination, steps that started off dark, then gradually became dimly illuminated, only to end in the luminous and splendid blaze of enthusiasm. Victor Hugo
When people really hate one another, the tension within them can sometimes make itself felt throughout a room, like atmospheric waves, first hot, then cold, wafted backwards and forwards as if in an invisible process of air conditioning, creating a pervasive physical disturbance. Anthony Powell
Charles Spurgeon quote: "Whenever God means to make a man great, he always breaks him..."
Whenever God means to make a man great, he always breaks him in pieces first. Charles Spurgeon
Generally the first week in September brings the hottest weather of the year, and this was no exception. Overhead the fans turned slow, their paddle blades stirring the air up close to the ceiling but nowheres else... Shelby Foote
MACBETHI will not yield, To kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet, And to be baited with the rabble's curse. Though Birnam wood be come to Dunsinane, And thou opposed, being of no woman born, Yet I will try the last. Before my body. I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff, And damn'd be him that first cries, 'Hold, enough! William Shakespeare
No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that‘s the only way to convince her you love her.” There‘s a long pause. “I should have volunteered to take your place in the first Games. Protected her then. Suzanne Collins
The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist. The beginner’s humility and openness lead to exploration. Exploration leads to accomplishment. All of it begins at the beginning, with the first small and scary step . . . . Wherever you are is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are. Julia Cameron

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