Ground Quotes

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I wanted to walk straight on through the red grass and over the edge of the world, which could not be very far away. The… — Willa Cather
Would it be possible for me to see something from up there?" asked Milo politely. "You could," said Alec, "but only if you try very… — Norton Juster
Mrs. Ewing was a short woman who accepted the obligation borne by so many short women to make up in vivacity what they lack in… — Dorothy Parker
I have been told I've got a darkish personality. A few times." Takahashi swings his trombone case from his right shoulder to his left. Then… — Haruki Murakami
Cannibals? Who is not a cannibal? I tell you it will be more tolerable for the Fejee that salted down a lean missionary in his… — Herman Melville
In books, day breaks, and night falls. In life, night rises from the ground. The day hangs on for as long as it can, bright… — Hugh Laurie
In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I… — Stephen Crane
It’s easy to plant a seed and sprinkle it with water, but once the sun scorches the ground, and the earth soaks up all the… — Tiffanie DeBartolo
What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of… — Douglas Adams
I am very glad to hear that the Gardener has saved so much of the St. foin seed, and that of the India Hemp. Make… — George Washington
Franny has the measles, for one thing. Incidentally, did you hear her last week? She went on at beautiful length about how she used to… — J D Salinger
I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth -- that God governs… — Benjamin Franklin
I was born from nothing and to nothing I will return. And yet, when i say the word nothing, when i admit, at last, 'I… — Lauren Slater
They took a baseball bat and whacked open his head. Mummy Boy fell to the ground; he finally was dead. Inside of his head were… — Tim Burton
Well, it's like that myth about the hero. He made wings out of wax so he could fly, but when he got too close to… — Hiromu Arakawa
One of the things that makes a dead leaf fall to the ground is the bud of the new leaf that pushes it off the… — Jan Karon
The power of the dead is that we think they see us all the time. The dead have a presence. Is there a level of… — Don DeLillo
Laundry, liturgy and women's work all serve to ground us in the world, and they need not grind us down. Our daily tasks, whether we… — Kathleen Norris
The fruition of the year had come and the night should have been fine with a moon in the sky and the crisp sharp promise… — Sherwood Anderson
To travel a circle is to journey over the same ground time and time again. To travel a circle wisely is to journey over the… — Neale Donald Walsch
How massively the mountains stand, while low to the ground the sand blows. The sand blows on and on. And then there are no mountains,… — Tanith Lee
Truth is the only safe ground to stand on. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
To have Christian hope means to know about evil and yet to go to meet the future with confidence. The core of faith rests upon… — Pope Benedict XVI
Wait, we can not break bread with you. You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now my people will be forced… — Paul Rudnick
Do you think that your fathers are watching? That they weigh you in their ledgerbook? Against what? There is no book and your fathers are… — Cormac McCarthy

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