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Like all the other arrivals to the tournament, Hank had erected a banner in front. It was a long, tapering pennant with a blue and… — James A. Owen
He stood staring into the wood for a minute, then said: "What is it about the English countryside â€” why is the beauty so much… — Dodie Smith
Old Flossie settle down on the other side of What-the-Dickens and dragged some handiwork out of a sack. She armed herself with two thorns shaped… — Gregory Maguire
Any place you love is the world to youâ€, explained the pensive Catherine Wheel, who had been attached to an old deal box in early… — Oscar Wilde
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will… — Bertrand Russell
But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it was… — Alice Hoffman
Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored. — Agatha Christie
Well, he was wearing those really bad pants ant that awful shirt. Clearly he did need some things explained to him bya teenager, but i… — P. C. Cast
Daisy looked up at him with the kind of expression that Jesus might have given someone who had just explained that he was probably allergic… — Neil Gaiman
I shouldn't have said it, but the word slipped out of my mouth as easy as air. it wasn't exactly the kind of work any… — Obert Skye
All the things you can talk about in anyone's work are the things that are least important.... You can describe all the externals of a… — Edward Gorey
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow- witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the… — Leo Tolstoy
Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai… — Ernest Hemingway
Knowing is not simply a material act, since the object that is known always conceals something beyond the empirical datum. All our knowledge, even the… — Pope Benedict XVI
Conscience is thus explained only as the voice of God in the soul. — Peter Kreeft
They may already know too much about their mother and father--nothing being more factual than divorce, where so much has to be explained and worked… — Richard Ford
Simple. I got very bored and depressed, so I went and plugged myself in to its external computer feed. I talked to the computer at… — Douglas Adams
Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all… — Thomas Sowell
I never seek to defeat the man I am fighting, " he explained. "I seek to defeat his confidence. A mind troubled by doubt cannot… — Arthur Golden
I know the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained… — Ernest Hemingway

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