"Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held……" — Jacqueline Carey
"Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted."
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Jacqueline Carey
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88 Quotes by Jacqueline Carey
Jacqueline Carey has 88 quotes on this site.
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There are patterns which emerge in one's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation on a theme. So musicians…
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The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.
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True friendship must be akin to romance, I think. only without all the anguish and anxiety.
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We may not have demon fathers dangling offers of infernal power before us, but everyone understands what it means to…
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Fear and lies fester in darkness. The truth may wound, but it cuts clean.
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It's funny, because in deference to conventional wisdom, I spent my struggling writer years trying to suppress my naturally baroque…
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All paths are present, always... and we can but choose among them.
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If I had to fall from Cassiel's grace, at least I know it took a courtesan worthy of Kings to…
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It is not wise to meddle with D'Angelines in matters of love.
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I would that I could have stopped time and preserved that day forever. It was a perfect day. There was…
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Happiness is the highest form of wisdom.
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That which yields is not always weak.
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More Bitterness Quotes
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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a…
— Marcus Aurelius
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This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
— Francis Bacon
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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
— Francis Bacon
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Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.
— Jan Peter Balkenende
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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother,…
— Joseph Addison
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There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal…
— Allen Boyd
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People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just…
— Jo Brand
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I think my comedy, the put-downs I do to hecklers, are the accumulated bitterness of years of people feeling that…
— Jo Brand
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Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.
— Terry Brooks
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Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.
— Robert Burton
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How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!
— Albert Camus
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O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!
— Dante Alighieri
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