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Alas," said Aslan, shaking his head. "It will. Things always work according to their nature. She has won her heart's desire; she has unwearying strength… — C.S. Lewis
For while directly we say that it [the length of human life] is ages long, we are reminded that it is briefer than the fall… — Virginia Woolf
I want to be in fifth grade again. Now, that is a deep dark secret, almost as big as the other one. Fifth grade was… — Laurie Halse Anderson
Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last,… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
let it go -- the smashed word broken open vow or the oath cracked length wise -- let it go it was sworn to go… — E E Cummings
Here lies a gentleman bold Who was so very brave He went to lengths untold, And on the brink of the grave Death had on… — Miguel de Cervantes
Two weevils crept from the crumbs. 'You see those weevils, Stephen?' said Jack solemnly. I do.' Which would you choose?' There is not a scrap… — Patrick O'Brian
Marcâ€™s hand tightened visibly around Kevinâ€™s fingers, his digits going white. Again. Both men clenched their jaws, Kevin in pain, and Marc in an obvious… — Rachel Vincent
Wake up, Caitlin, Mr. Lensing had said. But what he didn't underÂstand was that this dreamland was preferable, walking through this life half-sleeping, everything at… — Sarah Dessen
You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth. — H. L. Mencken
A life isn't measured in hours or minutes. Its the quality not the length. All things considered I've been luckier than most. Almost sixteen years… — Gabrielle Zevin
A water snake glided smoothly up the pool, twisting its periscope head from side to side; and it swam the length of the pool and… — John Steinbeck
Keep things at arm's length... If you let anything come too near you want to hold on to it. And there is nothing a man… — Erich Maria Remarque
Then Carol slipped her arm under her neck, and all the length of their bodies touched fitting as if something had prearranged it. Happiness was… — Patricia Highsmith
...he came to the conclusion that you cannot depend on people, and that you can live in peace only if you keep them at arm's… — Patrick SÃ¼skind
But time, as well as healing all wounds, taught me something strange too: that it's possible to love more than one person in a lifetime.… — Paulo Coelho
Anyone who has chanced like me to roam through desolate mountains and studied at length their fantastic shapes and drunk the invigorating air of their… — Mikhail Lermontov
Funnily enough, it is the subject one dreads talking about at length one ends up talking about at length, often without the slightest provocation. — Marisha Pessl
All of us have theories about the world and about ourselves. We will go to great lengths to prove ourselves right because it keeps the… — Marya Hornbacher
Freedom is only to be found where there is burden to be shouldered. In creative achievements this burden always represents an imperative and a need… — Martin Heidegger

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