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A girl had bidden me eat and drink and sleep, and had shown me friendship and had laughed at me and had called me a… — Hermann Hesse
Llonio said life was a net for luck; to Hevydd the Smith life was a forge; and to Dwyvach the Weaver-Woman a loom. They spoke… — Lloyd Alexander
I wondered what my father had looked like that day, how he had felt, marrying the lively and beautiful girl who was my mother. I… — Elizabeth Berg
From the movie "Everything is Illuminated" based on a book by Jonathan Safran Foer: I have reflected many times upon our rigid search. It has… — Jonathan Safran Foer
When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we feel, how we… — Maya Angelou
When people are suicidal, their thinking is paralyzed, their options appear spare or nonexistent, their mood is despairing, and hopelessness permeates their entire mental domain.… — Kay Redfield Jamison
As Charles Darwin said,'The economy shown by Nature in her resources is striking,'' says the Spirit. 'All wealth comes from Nature. Without it, there wouldn't… — Margaret Atwood
It was Silver's voice, and before I had heard a dozen words, I would not have shown myself for all the world. I lay there,… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it's shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show,… — Booth Tarkington
People don't become inured to what they are shown - if that's the right way to describe what happens - because of the quantity of… — Susan Sontag
Qhuinn smiled, baring his fangs. 'Has anyone ever shown you the difference between good touch and bad touch? 'Cause I'd love to demonstrate. We could… — J R Ward
But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny. Myth expresses in terms of the world - that… — Paul Ricoeur
We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships… — Thomas S. Monson
I realize what a strange in-between place I am in. The Young Woman inside has turned to go, but the Old Woman has not shown… — Sue Monk Kidd
If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need… — Oprah Winfrey
At school, our classroom had a small rodent zoo consisting of two rabbits, three hamsters, a litter of baby gerbils and a guinea pig. At… — Kelley Armstrong
The well-being of a neuron depends on its ability to communicate with other neurons. Studies have shown that electrical and chemical stimulation from both a… — Lisa Genova
Moderate strength is shown in violence, supreme strength is shown in levity. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If I wanted to doubt, then I could doubt endlessly ... but at some point a person has to stop questioning and act, and at… — Orson Scott Card
The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat. — Edith Hamilton

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