Received Quotes

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I received your letter of June 10th. I have never talked to a Jesuit priest in my life and I am astonished by the audacity… — Albert Einstein
Never did anybody look so sad. Bitter and black, halfway down, in the darkness, in the shaft which ran from the sunlight to the depths,… — Virginia Woolf
There is never any ending to Paris and the memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other. We… — Ernest Hemingway
His mind reeled. Now, empowered to ask questions of utmost rudeness-and promised answers-he could, conceivably (though it was almost unimaginable), ask someone, some adult, his… — Lois Lowry
With him everything is a test, affection is measured, that given weighed against that which has been received, and the balance, more often than not,… — S.J. Watson
As a young child I had Santa and Jesus all mixed up. I could identify Coke or Pepsi with just one sip, but I could… — Augusten Burroughs
Collective wisdom, alas, is no adequate substitute for the intelligence of individuals. Individuals who opposed received opinions have been the source of all progress, both… — Bertrand Russell
Teachers who offer you the ultimate answers do not possess the ultimate answers, for if they did, they would know that the ultimate answers cannot… — Tom Robbins
After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth', and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received in… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Planning complex, beautiful meals and investing one's heart and time in their preparation is the opposite of self-indulgence. Kitchen-based family gatherings are process-oriented, cooperative, and… — Barbara Kingsolver
Roy received my comments with a forced smile. "Hardy, didn't I warn you not to date a woman who reads?" Hardy seemed amused by my… — Lisa Kleypas
No mother. Two small words, and yet within them lay a bottomless well of pain and loss, a ceaseless mourning for touches that were never… — Kristin Hannah
I once received a letter from an old lady in California who informed me that when the tired reader comes home at night, he wishes… — Flannery O'Connor
Did I ever tell you,â€™ said Lymond pausing on the afterthought, on his way to the flap, â€˜that that aunt of mine once hatched an… — Dorothy Dunnett
Love, what is love? I don't think you can really put it into words. Love is understanding someone, caring for him, sharing his joys and… — Anne Frank
The justice I have received, I shall give back. — Patricia Highsmith
An hour or so later he received a note from Odette. Swann had left his cigarette case at her house. "If only," she wrote, "you… — Marcel Proust
Ingratitude is amongst them a capital crime, as we read it to have been in some other countries: for they reason thus; that whoever makes… — Jonathan Swift
When Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize, she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She answered "Go home and love your… — Mother Teresa
At the stair-foot Hephaistion was waiting. He happened to be there, as he happened to have a ball handy if Alexander wanted a game, or… — Mary Renault

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