The death agony of the barricade was about to begin.For, since the preceding evening, the two rows of houses in the Rue… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Come, my child," I said, trying to lead her away. "Wish good-bye to the poor hare, and come and look for blackberries."… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
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When we started, I was delivering meals to people in Atlanta. We were a direct-care organization. And it was - people needed… — Elton John Copy Share Image
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Sometimes, in the course of my hopeless quest, I would pick up and dip into one of the ordinary books that lay… — Walter Moers Copy Share Image
While I have very little to say in favor of sex (it's vastly overrated, it's frequently unnecessary, and it's messy), it is… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I would call it agony but there is a kind of cyclic frustration. You get one story right and… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
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Not much music left inside us for life to dance to. Our youth has gone to the ends of the earth to… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine Copy Share Image
Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
No true work since the world began was ever wasted; no true life since the world began has ever failed. Oh, understand… — Frederic Farrar Copy Share Image
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Excellent." Captain nods. "Cabel. What's your job?" Watching in agony, sir." Captain suppressed a smile. "I'd make you stay home if I… — Lisa McMann Copy Share Image
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