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I don't think there's anything more tiring ... than expecting people who don't turn up.


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Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.

Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.



The sun is still there... even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you will never feel ice about your heart again.

The sun is still there... even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you will never feel ice about your heart again.



She long ago accepted the fact that happiness is like, swallows in spring. It may come and nest under your eaves or it may not. You cannot command it.

She long ago accepted the fact that happiness is like, swallows in spring. It may come and nest under your eaves or it may not. You cannot command it.



All human beings have their otherness and it is that which cries out to the heart.

All human beings have their otherness and it is that which cries out to the heart.



In a world where thrushes sing and willow trees are golden in the spring, boredom should have been included among the seven deadly sins.

In a world where thrushes sing and willow trees are golden in the spring, boredom should have been included among the seven deadly sins.



The child in us is always there, you know, and it's the best part of us, the winged part that travels farthest.

The child in us is always there, you know, and it's the best part of us, the winged part that travels farthest.



Happy the man who lives long enough to acknowledge his ignorance

Happy the man who lives long enough to acknowledge his ignorance



Not quite birds, as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures.

Not quite birds, as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures.



He grinned at her, and she grinned at him, and it seemed to Maria that suddenly the sun came out.

He grinned at her, and she grinned at him, and it seemed to Maria that suddenly the sun came out.


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Peace ... was contingent upon a certain disposition of the soul, a disposition to receive the gift that only detachment from self made possible.

Peace ... was contingent upon a certain disposition of the soul, a disposition to receive the gift that only detachment from self made possible.





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My job is to continue to work very hard, to make sure the American people understand who I am, what I believe in, what I'll fight for. It's why I have been so accessible to the press.

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Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.

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