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title: "71 Old wood Quotes by 65 authors"
description: "Browse 71 Old wood quotes by 65 authors. Discover the best Old wood sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Old woods and deep. At one time in the world there were woods that no one owned and these were like them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormac-mccarthy/old-woods-and-deep-at-one-time-in-the-world-there-were-woods-that-no/)

[Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormac-mccarthy/)

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> [“Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/age-appears-best-in-four-things-old-wood-to-burn-old-wine-to-drink/)

[Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/)

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> [Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-ferrell/well-i-could-be-wrong-but-i-believe-diversity-is-an-old-old-wooden/)

[Will Ferrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-ferrell/)

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> [There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/there-are-three-things-that-grow-more-precious-with-age-old-wood-to/)

[Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/)

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> [“He agreed with Francis Bacon: Old friends to trust, old wood to burn, old authors to read.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lilian-jackson-braun/he-agreed-with-francis-bacon-old-friends-to-trust-old-wood-to-burn/)

[Lilian Jackson Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lilian-jackson-braun/)

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> [“build a new ship out of old wood or you're destined to sink.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-smith/build-a-new-ship-out-of-old-wood-or-you-re-destined-to-sink/)

[Andrea Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-smith/)

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> [“She stood before an old wooden door. A bronze knocker in the form of a skull hung in its center. It seemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/she-stood-before-an-old-wooden-door-a-bronze-knocker-in-the-form-of-a/)

[Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/)

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> [“She talks as she sails, the old wooden boat -- of oyster days, and summer bays, and watermen grown old.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-kei/she-talks-as-she-sails-the-old-wooden-boat-of-oyster-days-and-summer/)

[M. Kei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-kei/)

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> [Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burn brightest, old linen wash whitest? Old soldiers, sweethearts, are surest, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-webster/is-not-old-wine-wholesomest-old-pippins-toothsomest-old-wood-burn/)

[John Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-webster/)

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> [“Mama used to say it was a faerie’s kiss.” Gideon stepped toward her where she sat on the old wooden chair. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lara-adrian/mama-used-to-say-it-was-a-faerie-s-kiss-gideon-stepped-toward-her/)

[Lara Adrian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lara-adrian/)

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> [Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burns brightest, old linen wash whitest? Old soldiers, sweetheart, are surest, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-webster/is-not-old-wine-wholesomest-old-pippins-toothsomest-old-wood-burns/)

[John Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-webster/)

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> [“One evening, after a particularly terrible row, the prince smashed his princess over the head with an old wooden clock and she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooke-warra/one-evening-after-a-particularly-terrible-row-the-prince-smashed-his/)

[Brooke Warra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooke-warra/)

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> [Well, I could be wrong, but I believe, uh, diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/well-i-could-be-wrong-but-i-believe-uh-diversity-is-an-old-old-wooden/)

[Anchorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchorman/)

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> [Age appears to be best in some things Age appears to be best in some things. Old wood best to burn. Old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-grace/age-appears-to-be-best-in-some-things-age-appears-to-be-best-in-some/)

[Lorna Grace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-grace/)

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> [Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/age-appears-to-be-best-in-four-things-old-wood-best-to-burn-old-wine/)

[Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/)

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> [“the base of the hill he brought the vehicle to a crawl, then carefully turned onto a two-track and threaded his way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-stander/the-base-of-the-hill-he-brought-the-vehicle-to-a-crawl-then-carefully/)

[Aaron Stander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-stander/)

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> [It may be worth noticing as a curious circumstance, when persons past forty before they were at all acquainted form together a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-whately/it-may-be-worth-noticing-as-a-curious-circumstance-when-persons-past/)

[Richard Whately](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-whately/)

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> [I have always been inspired by the dream of America-families in the country, weathered trucks and farmhouses; sailing off the coast of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-lauren/i-have-always-been-inspired-by-the-dream-of-america-families-in-the/)

[Ralph Lauren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-lauren/)

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> [“SHE LET US INTO THE house, which had the subtle smell of old wood and old wool—as I used to imagine Victorian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-stephenson/she-let-us-into-the-house-which-had-the-subtle-smell-of-old-wood-and/)

[Neal Stephenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-stephenson/)

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> [The whole world is, to me, very much "alive" - all the little growing things, even the rocks. I can't look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ansel-adams/the-whole-world-is-to-me-very-much-alive-all-the-little-growing/)

[Ansel Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ansel-adams/)

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> [“Ellen looked around the room with an odd expression, for the first few seconds not taking in the collection spread across the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-wein/ellen-looked-around-the-room-with-an-odd-expression-for-the-first-few/)

[Elizabeth Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-wein/)

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> [“The old man sang for a while, and Mora felt in her head the beginning of a long siege. A wilderness had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-ball/the-old-man-sang-for-a-while-and-mora-felt-in-her-head-the-beginning/)

[Jesse Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-ball/)

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> [“We must be as stealthy as rats in the wainscoting of their society. It was easier in the old days, of course,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-harrison/we-must-be-as-stealthy-as-rats-in-the-wainscoting-of-their-society-it/)

[Harry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-harrison/)

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> [Tier on tier of beautiful mountains and streams Blue green vistas locked in white clouds The mist makes my bandana wet Dew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanshan/tier-on-tier-of-beautiful-mountains-and-streams-blue-green-vistas/)

[Hanshan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hanshan/)

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> [In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarissa-pinkola-estes/in-mythos-and-fairy-tales-deities-and-other-great-spirits-test-the/)

[Clarissa Pinkola Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarissa-pinkola-estes/)

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> [“As he wrote, the candle in the window kept flickering, and despite his desk lamp the flickering distracted him. He sat back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-sebold/as-he-wrote-the-candle-in-the-window-kept-flickering-and-despite-his/)

[Alice Sebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-sebold/)

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> ['Established' is a good word, much used in garden books, 'the plant, when established' ... Oh, become established quickly, quickly, garden! For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-bethell/established-is-a-good-word-much-used-in-garden-books-the-plant-when/)

[Ursula Bethell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-bethell/)

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> [“The back-and-forth ancient lull of the tide. The cry of seagulls passing overhead. The smell of salt and fish carried on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-ockler/the-back-and-forth-ancient-lull-of-the-tide-the-cry-of-seagulls/)

[Sarah Ockler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-ockler/)

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> [“I'm going to tell you something important. Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/i-m-going-to-tell-you-something-important-grown-ups-don-t-look-like/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [“In any age, there is no shortage of people willing to embark on a hazardous adventure. Columbus and Magellan filled eight ships…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-nichols/in-any-age-there-is-no-shortage-of-people-willing-to-embark-on-a/)

[Peter Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-nichols/)

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> [“Cyrus walked straight to the tallest crack of light, a seam between two doors. They were locked, but they were also thin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-d-wilson/cyrus-walked-straight-to-the-tallest-crack-of-light-a-seam-between/)

[N.D. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-d-wilson/)

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> [“Years from now, I’ll be sitting in my wheelchair in the brightest spot in Amsterdam Park, next to the old wooden swings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/years-from-now-i-ll-be-sitting-in-my-wheelchair-in-the-brightest-spot/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

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> [“I would rather face the devil himself than that man,” Elizabeth said with a repressed shudder. “I daresay,” Lucinda agreed, clutching her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-mcnaught/i-would-rather-face-the-devil-himself-than-that-man-elizabeth-said/)

[Judith McNaught](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-mcnaught/)

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> [“The Calf Path One day, through the primeval wood, A calf walked home, as good calves should; But made a trail all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-viola/the-calf-path-one-day-through-the-primeval-wood-a-calf-walked-home-as/)

[Frank Viola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-viola/)

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> [“Christopher Westcott slowly drank his pint of ale at the Bird and Baby, as locals liked to call the Eagle and Child,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-dobson/christopher-westcott-slowly-drank-his-pint-of-ale-at-the-bird-and/)

[Melanie Dobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-dobson/)

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> [“Beatriz breathed in the sweet aromas that lately appealed to her. Those at the forefront were of various honeys in the wooden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-weinreb/beatriz-breathed-in-the-sweet-aromas-that-lately-appealed-to-her/)

[Karen Weinreb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-weinreb/)

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> [“He made sure to miss Josephina’s lips by a wide mark. A moment later, the lights extinguished and Tabitha cal ed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-norman-lippert/he-made-sure-to-miss-josephina-s-lips-by-a-wide-mark-a-moment-later/)

[G. Norman Lippert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-norman-lippert/)

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> [“Stirling, Scotland, October 1619 "Kristina, wake up and ready yourself for a journey!" In her bedchamber, Kristina MacQueen jolted awake. Had she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-sinclair/stirling-scotland-october-1619-kristina-wake-up-and-ready-yourself/)

[Vonda Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-sinclair/)

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> [“Pity" Amir sat on the same old wooden chair Roua still remembers vividly the furniture store where she bought that chair -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-yako/pity-amir-sat-on-the-same-old-wooden-chair-roua-still-remembers/)

[Louis Yako](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-yako/)

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> [“Science uses the Red Shift to measure deep cosmic distances. But how to measure deep historic time? How about—the Saffron Shift. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vera-nazarian/science-uses-the-red-shift-to-measure-deep-cosmic-distances-but-how/)

[Vera Nazarian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vera-nazarian/)

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                        "text": "The whole world is, to me, very much \"alive\" - all the little growing things, even the rocks. I can't look at a swell bit of grass and earth, for instance, without feeling the essential life - the things going on - within them. The same goes for a mountain, or a bit of the ocean, or a magnificent piece of old wood.",
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                        "text": "“Ellen looked around the room with an odd expression, for the first few seconds not taking in the collection spread across the tables, but just taking in the library: the smell of ink and foxy paper and old wood, the green view of the river beyond the leaded casement window propped open just an inch. As if she loved it, but was a little scared to be there.”",
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                        "text": "Tier on tier of beautiful mountains and streams Blue green vistas locked in white clouds The mist makes my bandana wet Dew coats my grass cape My feet climb in straw sandals My hand holds an old wooden stick When I gaze down again on the dusty world It has become a land of phantoms and dreams to me",
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                        "text": "In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity. They show up in robes, rags, silver sashes, or with muddy feet. They show up with skin dark as old wood, or in scales made of rose petal, as a frail child, as a lime-yellow old woman, as a man who cannot speak, or as an animal who can. The great powers are testing to see if humans have yet learned to recognize the greatness of soul in all its varying forms.",
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                        "text": "“As he wrote, the candle in the window kept flickering, and despite his desk lamp the flickering distracted him. He sat back in the old wooden school chair he'd had since college and heard the reassuring squeak of the wood under him. At the firm he was failing to even register what was needed of him. Daily now he faced column after of column of meaningless numbers he was supposed to make square with company claims. He was making mistakes with a frequency that was frightening, and he feared, more than he had in the first days following my disappearance, that he would not be able to support his remaining children. ~pgs 135-136; Susie's father on death”",
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                        "text": "'Established' is a good word, much used in garden books, 'the plant, when established' ... Oh, become established quickly, quickly, garden! For I am fugitive, I am very fugitive - Those that come after me will gather these roses, And watch, as I do now, the white wisteria Burst, in the sunshine, from its pale green sheath. Planned. Planted. Established. Then neglected, Till at last the loiterer by the gate will wonder At the old, old cottage, the old wooden cottage, And say, 'One might build here, the view is glorious; This must have been a pretty garden once.",
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                        "text": "“The back-and-forth ancient lull of the tide. The cry of seagulls passing overhead. The smell of salt and fish carried on the warm breeze. With each step along the old wooden planks of the pier, tiny grains of sand that hitchhiked from the beach below are pulverized under our heels. Sand that traveled millions of miles over billions of years across shifting continents and churning oceans, surviving plate tectonics, erosion, and sedimentary deposition is crushed by our new sandals. The cosmos can be cruel.”",
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                        "text": "“I'm going to tell you something important. Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. The truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.' ... We sat there, side by side, on the old wooden bench, not saying anything. I thought about adults. I wondered if that was true: if they were all really children wrapped in adult bodies, like children books hidden in the middle of dull, long books. The kind with no pictures or conversations.”",
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                        "text": "“In any age, there is no shortage of people willing to embark on a hazardous adventure. Columbus and Magellan filled eight ships between them for voyages into the void. One hundred and fifty years ago, the possibilities offered by missionary service were limitless and first-rate. Later, Scott and Shackleton turned away droves after filling their crews for their desperate Antarctic voyages. In 1959 ... sailor H.W. Tilman, looking for a crew for a voyage in an old wooden yacht to the Southern Ocean, ran this ad in the London Times: \"Hand [man] wanted for long voyage in small boat. No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure.\" Tilman received more replies than he could investigate, one from as far away as Saigon.”",
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                        "text": "“Cyrus walked straight to the tallest crack of light, a seam between two doors. They were locked, but they were also thin and old, and they bent a little with pressure from his shoulder. He backed up. \"Try one of Skelton's keys,\" said Antigone. \"Is there a keyhole?\" \"Nope.\" Cyrus threw himself against the doors. Wood popped, but he bounced back. \"I can break it.\" \"You mean a rib? Maybe your shoulder?\" Antigone adjusted her grip, propping Horace in front of her. \"There's just one little bolt,\" said Cyrus. \"And it's set in old wood.\" He paused. What was he hearing? Voices. Shouting. \"You hear that?\" he asked. Antigone nodded. \"They don't sound happy.\" This time, Cyrus used his foot. The wood splintered, and the two doors wobbled open onto a world of emerald and sunlight.”",
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                        "text": "“Years from now, I’ll be sitting in my wheelchair in the brightest spot in Amsterdam Park, next to the old wooden swings, catching a bit of sun. Next to me, on the new bench that some future mayor will have put there, will be my caregiver who came from a faraway country. She’ll know very little Hebrew, and at my old age, I’ll also remember only a few words—in Hebrew or at all. By then, my memory will have crumbled like an old biscuit left in a coat pocket since last winter, and every time my caregiver calls me “Papi,“ I’ll think she really is my daughter. Those moments in which the past is erased and replaced by an invented history will be my most meaningful ones. They will be what keeps me alive.”",
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                        "text": "“I would rather face the devil himself than that man,” Elizabeth said with a repressed shudder. “I daresay,” Lucinda agreed, clutching her umbrella with one hand and the side of the cart with her other. The nearer the time came, the more angry and confused Elizabeth became about this meeting. For the first four days of their journey, her tension had been greatly allayed by the scenic grandeur of Scotland with its rolling hills and deep valleys carpeted in bluebells and hawthorne. Now, however, as the hour of confronting him drew near, not even the sight of the mountains decked out in spring flowers or the bright blue lakes below could calm her mounting tension. “Furthermore, I cannot believe he has the slightest desire to see me.” “We shall soon find out.” In the hills above the high, winding track that passed for a road, a shepherd paused to gape at an old wooden wagon making its laborious way along the road below. “Lookee there, Will,” he told his brother. “Do you see what I see?” The brother looked down and gaped, his lips parting in a toothless grin of glee at the comical sight of two ladies-bonnets, gloves, and all-who were perched primly and precariously on the back of Sean MacLaesh’s haywagon, their backs ramrod-stiff, their feet sticking straight out beyond the wagon. “Don’t that beat all,” Will laughed, and high above the haywagon he swept off his cap in a mocking salute to the ladies. “I heered in the village Ian Thornton was acomin’ home. I’ll wager ‘e’s arrived, and them two are his fancy pieces, come to warm ‘is bed an’ see to ‘is needs.” Blessedly unaware of the conjecture taking place between the two spectators up in the hills, Miss Throckmorton-Jones brushed angrily and ineffectually at the coating of dust clinging to her black skirts. “I have never in all my life been subjected to such treatment!” she hissed furiously as the wagon they were riding in gave another violet, creaking lurch and her shoulder banged into Elizabeth’s. “You may depend on this-I shall give Mr. Ian Thornton a piece of my mind for inviting two gentlewomen to this godforsaken wilderness, and never even mentioning that a traveling baroche is too wide for the roads!” Elizabeth opened her mouth to say something soothing, but just then the wagon gave another teeth-jarring lurch, and she clutched at the wooden side. “From what little I know of him, Lucy,” she managed finally when the wagon righted, “he wouldn’t care in the least what we’ve been through. He’s rude and inconsiderate-and those are his good points-“ “ Whoa there, whoa ,” the farmer called out, sawing back on the swayback nags reins and bringing the wagon to a groaning stop. “That’s the Thornton place up there atop yon hill,” the farmer said, pointing.”",
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                        "text": "“The Calf Path One day, through the primeval wood, A calf walked home, as good calves should; But made a trail all bent askew, A crooked trail as all calves do. Since then three hundred years have fled, And, I infer, the calf is dead. But still he left behind his trail, And thereby hangs my moral tale. The trail was taken up next day By a lone dog that passed that way; And then a wise bell-wether sheep Pursued the trail o’er vale and steep, And drew the flock behind him, too, As good bell-wethers always do. And from that day, o’er hill and glade, Through those old woods a path was made. And many men wound in and out, And dodged, and turned, and bent about And uttered words of righteous wrath Because ’twas such a crooked path.15 But still they followed—do not laugh— The first migrations of that calf, And through this winding wood-way stalked, Because he wobbled when he walked. This forest path became a lane, That bent, and turned, and turned again; This crooked lane became a road, Where many a poor horse with his load Toiled on beneath the burning sun, And traveled some three miles in one. And thus a century and a half They trod the footsteps of that calf. The years passed on in swiftness fleet, The road became a village street; And this, before men were aware, A city’s crowded thoroughfare; And soon the central street was this Of a renowned metropolis; And men two centuries and a half Trod in the footsteps of that calf. Each day a hundred thousand rout Followed the zigzag calf about; And o’er his crooked journey went The traffic of a continent. A hundred thousand men were led By one calf near three centuries dead. They followed still his crooked way, And lost one hundred years a day; For thus such reverence is lent To well-established precedent. A moral lesson this might teach, Were I ordained and called to preach; For men are prone to go it blind Along the calf-paths of the mind, And work away from sun to sun To do what other men have done. They follow in the beaten track, And out and in, and forth and back, And still their devious course pursue, To keep the path that others do. They keep the path a sacred groove, Along which all their lives they move. But how the wise old wood-gods laugh, Who saw the first primeval calf! Ah! Many things this tale might teach— But I am not ordained to preach. —Sam Walter Foss”",
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                        "text": "“Christopher Westcott slowly drank his pint of ale at the Bird and Baby, as locals liked to call the Eagle and Child, and basked in the familiar smells- old wood bathed in lemon oil, braised beef, stale beer that spackled the bar. The pub was a popular mecca for those who admired J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and their entire literary giants they called Inklings. Christopher wasn't even close to being a literary giant nor was he a tourist, but he enjoyed writing and liked to feign himself one of the professors who might have basked in the lively readings and debates of the Inklings instead of just the aromas of this pub. Personally, he admired the writings of George MacDonald, the man C.S. Lewis considered his mentor. MacDonald was a writer and professor. And he was a frequently unemployed Scottish minister due to his views on God's love and grace. The man could speak the language of theologians at the same time he wrote books for children and readers of all ages whom he described as \"child-like, whether they be of five, or fifty, or seventy-five.\" MacDonald was a man of integrity who believed that God did not punish His children except to amend and heal them. A man who believed God's love and grace was available to all people- a direct affront to the Calvinists in his era.”",
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                        "text": "“Beatriz breathed in the sweet aromas that lately appealed to her. Those at the forefront were of various honeys in the wooden honey pots anchoring the tablecloth: lavender, orange blossom, and eucalyptus. But the room was a cornucopia of visual and olfactory treats. Marcona almonds were roasting in Reuben's old wood oven, and from the kitchen downstairs wafted scents of all the spices they would be offering their customers fresh over the counter in cloth bags: cinnamon stalks, cloves, anise, ground ginger, juniper berries, finely grated nutmeg. Nora and Beatriz packaged all the spices themselves. They would also offer ribbon-tied bags of Phillip's tea creations served in the café: loose leaves of lemon verbena, dried pennyroyal, black tea with vanilla. All around the room, on the floor, shelves, and counters, were baskets and baskets and baskets of irresistible delights: jars of marmalades and honeys and pure, dark, sugarless chocolate pieces ready to melt with milk at home for the richest hot chocolate. Customers could even buy jars of chocolate shavings, to sprinkle over warmed pears and whipped cream, or over the whipped cream on their hot chocolates. They sold truffles white and dark, with or without rum, biscuits with every variation of nuts and spices, bars small or large of their own chocolate, and dried fruits dipped in chocolate.”",
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                        "text": "“He made sure to miss Josephina’s lips by a wide mark. A moment later, the lights extinguished and Tabitha cal ed for a ten-minute break while the stage crew refil ed the rain machine. That night, James had the dream one more time, although this time he felt that it was a true dream and not a direct vision into someone else’s reality. It began as always with the flash and whicker of blades and the rattle of old wood. The figure in the dream walked toward the rippling pool and looked in. As always, two faces swam up out of the depths, a young man and a young woman. This time, however, they looked different. He recognized them vaguely as his own long dead grandparents, his dad’s mum and dad. They didn’t seem to be looking at the girl with the long dark hair. Instead, they seemed to be looking directly at James, where he floated in the darkness next to her. Their faces seemed grave and worried, and although they couldn’t speak, they communicated with their eyes : Beware, grandson; watch closely and step lightly. Beware…”",
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                        "text": "“Stirling, Scotland, October 1619 \"Kristina, wake up and ready yourself for a journey!\" In her bedchamber, Kristina MacQueen jolted awake. Had she just heard her mother's voice? 'Twas impossible. Her mother had passed many years ago. The voice had been inside her dream. What had Ma meant about a journey? Kristina had not left the vicinity of her aunt and uncle's manor house in many months. Hearing the faint hoofbeats of many horses galloping in the distance, she sat up and listened. As each moment passed, the horses' hooves pounded closer and closer until they echoed off the cobblestones just outside the window. Her heart thumping and an eerie feeling prickling along her skin, she swung her feet toward the floor and sat on the edge of the bed. A fist battered violently at the home's entrance door below. \"Saints. Who could that be?\" she whispered. It had to be the middle of the night or the wee hours of the morn, for she heard no one moving about the house and her room was chilly. The visitor couldn't be the physician calling to treat Uncle Gilbert, who suffered from gout, rheumatism and various other ailments. Nay, he wouldn't bring that many horses with him on a house call. Maybe 'twas the creditors, come to expel them from their home. When her uncle's health had declined, so had his funds. Could it be news of her older sister? She had not heard from Anna in many months. Ready yourself for a journey, her mother had said in the dream. Good heavens! Had someone come for her, to take her to Anna? Heart hammering, Kristina leapt from the warm bed. Though she couldn't see, she knew the placement of the furniture in her room and could easily navigate the space without bumping into anything. After tiptoeing across the cold wooden floor in her stockings, she approached the door and turned the knob to open it a crack, then listened. The maids were in an uproar on the ground floor below. \"What's the racket?\" Aunt Matilda yelled as she tromped by Kristina's chamber and down the stairs. \"Who is it?\" she demanded near the front door. \"Chief Blackburn MacCromar!\" The snarled response was bellowed from outside, just below her window. A chill of terror and revulsion flashed through Kristina. \"Saints, preserve us.\" She shut the door and barred it, her fingers trembling. She had not been near the malicious bastard in two years. He had finally come for her. Anxiety and nausea froze her to the spot. What would he do? Would he kill her for a certainty this time?”",
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                        "text": "“Pity\" Amir sat on the same old wooden chair Roua still remembers vividly the furniture store where she bought that chair - less than a month after their wedding… The furniture store closed its doors a long time ago, Along with the doors of their stormy pre-marital love story perhaps in due to boredom or the shocks of the years… She would cut his hair, a habit that began when they were poor and Amir couldn’t afford a barber … Years went by and many things changed, But Roua kept cutting his hair on the same wooden chair almost once a month… He sat in his underwear She looked at his saggy skin that was getting looser and his belly getting slightly bigger with each haircut… She began wandering in her mind and wondering whether she ever loved him, or was it an overwhelming infatuation that turned into pity over the years without ever passing through the corridors of love? Her emotions kept swinging between love or pity with each snip … She was frightened to admit it was pity, for the price was almost her entire life… Yet she couldn’t sincerely determine it was love, for she hasn’t felt any love towards him for quite a time… Suddenly, she caught Amir looking at her as if he could read her mind… A tear involuntarily rolled down her eye as she continued cutting his hair… [Original poem published in Arabic on August 3, 2023 at ahewar.org]”",
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                        "text": "“Science uses the Red Shift to measure deep cosmic distances. But how to measure deep historic time? How about—the Saffron Shift. If history itself had a color, it is . . . like wood or bark, or living forest floor. Assigning hues to time periods, the sum total of history is saffron-brown—but the chromatic arc starts from blinding white (prehistory) to sun-yellow (Ancient Greece), then deepening to pale wood tones (Dark Ages) and finally exploding like an infinite chord into a full brown palette that includes mahoganies, siennas (Middle Ages), oak, sandalwood (the Renaissance), cherry, maple (Age of Reason), and near-black old woods (Industrial Revolution) for which there may not be names. As time approaches our own, the wood-brown palette fades to a weird glassy colorlessness, goes black-and-white for a brief span as you think of photographs of your grandparents, and then again fades until we get a clear medium that is the color of the world. And the present moment is perfectly transparent. It's only as you start looking into the future, that the colors start returning. The glass is turning silvery with a murky haze, and there is blue somewhere in the distance . . .”",
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