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title: "11 John Hancock Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I think I ate at the John Hancock building - I loved the view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joonas-suotamo/i-think-i-ate-at-the-john-hancock-building-i-loved-the-view/)

[Joonas Suotamo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joonas-suotamo/)

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> [“Mae West, a famous vaudeville actress, once said, “A man’s kiss is his signature.” I grinned to myself. If that was true,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-houck/mae-west-a-famous-vaudeville-actress-once-said-a-man-s-kiss-is-his/)

[Colleen Houck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-houck/)

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> [“At the official signing of the parchment copy on August 2, John Hancock, the president of the Congress, penned his name with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-isaacson/at-the-official-signing-of-the-parchment-copy-on-august-2-john/)

[Walter Isaacson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-isaacson/)

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> [Our Congress should stay in session all summer - camp out in D.C., and turn off the AC. Put on their stuffiest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-bleyer/our-congress-should-stay-in-session-all-summer-camp-out-in-d-c-and/)

[Kevin Bleyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-bleyer/)

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> [“Carl Degler says (Out of Our Past): “No new social class came to power through the door of the American revolution. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/carl-degler-says-out-of-our-past-no-new-social-class-came-to-power/)

[Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/)

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> [“Carl Degler says (Out of Our Past): “No new social class came to power through the door of the American revolution. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/carl-degler-says-out-of-our-past-no-new-social-class-came-to-power-2/)

[Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/)

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> [I John Hancock, . . . being advanced in years and being of perfect mind and memory-thanks be given to God-therefore calling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hancock/i-john-hancock-being-advanced-in-years-and-being-of-perfect-mind-and/)

[John Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hancock/)

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> [“Smiling victoriously, he crushed me against his chest and kissed me again. This time, the kiss was bolder and playful. I ran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-houck/smiling-victoriously-he-crushed-me-against-his-chest-and-kissed-me/)

[Colleen Houck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-houck/)

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> [“Tim Finnegan’s Wake by Dr. Thom Dedalus When God reeled in good auld Tim Finnegan, And looked into his green Irish peepers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-lentz/tim-finnegan-s-wake-by-dr-thom-dedalus-when-god-reeled-in-good-auld/)

[David B. Lentz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-lentz/)

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> [“Castine is a quiet town with a population of about 1,500 people in Western Hancock County, Maine, named after John Hancock, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-seawater-one/castine-is-a-quiet-town-with-a-population-of-about-1-500-people-in/)

Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/captain-hank-bracker-seawater_books_castine-is-a-quiet-town-with-a-populatio_2690179.jpg)

> [“Shortly before school started, I moved into a studio apartment on a quiet street near the bustle of the downtown in one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-amory/shortly-before-school-started-i-moved-into-a-studio-apartment-on-a/)

[Daniel Amory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-amory/)

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                        "text": "“Smiling victoriously, he crushed me against his chest and kissed me again. This time, the kiss was bolder and playful. I ran my hands from his powerful shoulders, up to his neck, and pressed him close to me. When he pulled away, his face brightened with an enthusiastic smile. He scooped me up and spun me around the room, laughing. When I was thoroughly dizzy, he sobered and touched his forehead to mine. Shyly, I reached out to touch his face, exploring the angles of his cheeks and lips with my fingertips. He leaned into my touch like the tiger did. I laughed softly and ran my hands up into his hair, brushing it away from his forehead, loving the silky feel of it. I felt overwhelmed. I didn’t expect a first kiss to be so…life altering. In a few brief moments, the rule book of my universe had been rewritten. Suddenly I was a brand new person. I was as fragile as a newborn, and I worried that the deeper I allowed the relationship to progress, the worse that the deeper I allowed the relationship to progress, the worse it would be if Ren left. What would become of us? There was no way to know, and I realized what a breakable and delicate thing a heart was. No wonder I’d kept mine locked away. He was oblivious to my negative thoughts, and I tried to push them into the back of my mind and enjoy the moment with him. Setting me down, he briefly kissed me again and pressed soft kisses along my hairline and neck. Then, he gathered me into a warm embrace and just held me close. Stroking my hair while caressing my neck, he whispered soft words in his native language. After several moments, he sighed, kissed my cheek, and nudged me toward the bed. “Get some sleep, Kelsey. We both need some.” After one last caress on my cheek with the back of his fingers, he changed into his tiger form and lay down on the mat beside my bed. I climbed into bed, settled under my quilt, and leaned over to stroke his head. Tucking my other arm under my cheek, I softly said, “Goodnight, Ren.” He rubbed his head against my hand, leaned into it, and purred quietly. Then he put his head on his paws and closed his eyes. Mae West, a famous vaudeville actress, once said, “A man’s kiss is his signature.” I grinned to myself. If that was true, then Ren’s signature was the John Hancock of kisses.”",
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