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But then a bumblebee bumbled above us and it stole our attention the way flying things can. Mom... Dad... I'm okay. I am not being starved, or beaten, or unnecessarily frightened. Doug Coupland
Henry David Thoreau quote: "We have become the tool of our tools."
We have become the tool of our tools. Henry David Thoreau
Reading the book now means that one can, if one wants, play Fantasy Literature--match writers off against each other and see who won over the long haul. Faulkner or Henry Green? I reckon the surprise champ was P.G. Wodehouse, as elegant and resourceful a prose stylist as anyone held up for our inspection here...he has turned out to be as enduring as anyone apart from Orwell. Jokes, you see. People do like jokes.(Hornby's thoughts after reading "Enemies of Promise" by Cyril Connolly) Nick Hornby
Virginia Woolf quote: "How far do our feelings take their colour from the dive..."
How far do our feelings take their colour from the dive underground? I mean, what is the reality of any feeling? Virginia Woolf
The practice of thrift is not outdated. We must discipline ourselves to live within our incomes even if it means going without or making do. The wise person can distinguish...between basic needs and extravagant wants. Some find budgeting extremely painful, but I promise you, it is never fatal. Marvin J. Ashton
And then he left, and came back, and our lives fell apart, like a well-loved book that you’d read and read again, until one night you picked it up to read yourself to sleep and the binding collapsed, sending dozens of pages spiraling toward the floor. Jennifer Weiner
Louisa May Alcott quote: "Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood."
Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood. Louisa May Alcott
The dancers finished thier set, and one immediately strolled over to our table and straddled Ranger. Want a private party?" she asked. Not tonight," Ranger said. He handed her a twenty, and she left. What about the cat-feeding theory?" I asked him. Out the window. Janet Evanovich
Chuck Palahniuk quote: "The murderer the victim the witness each of us thinks our..."
The murderer the victim the witness each of us thinks our role is the lead. Chuck Palahniuk
Let it be said by our children's children thta when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried frth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations. Barack Obama
True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Am I embarrassed to speak for a less than perfect democracy? Not one bit. Find me a better one. Do I suppose there are societies which are free of sin? No, I don't. Do I think ours is, on balance, incomparably the most hopeful set of human relations the world has? Yes, I do. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Life is short, and potential studies infinite. We have a much better chance of accomplishing something significant when we follow our passionate interests and work in areas of deepest personal meaning. Stephen Jay Gould
Colleen McCullough quote: "When we press the thorn to our chest we know, we understand,..."
When we press the thorn to our chest we know, we understand, and still we do it. Colleen McCullough
E. L. Konigsburg quote: "Talk was like the vitamins of our friendship: Large daily..."
Talk was like the vitamins of our friendship: Large daily doses kept it healthy. E. L. Konigsburg

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