"Home! That was what they meant, those caressing……" — Kenneth Grahame
"Home! That was what they meant, those caressing appeals, Those soft touches wafted through the air, those invisible little hands pulling and tugging, all one way."
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59 Quotes by Kenneth Grahame
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The Rat, meanwhile, was busy examining the label on one of the beer-bottles. "I perceive this to be Old Burton,"…
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Brain against brute force - and brain came out on the top - as its bound to do.
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A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no…
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The River... It's my world, and I don't want any other. What it hasn't got is not worth having, and…
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Animals when in company walk in a proper and sensible manner, in single file, instead of sprawling all across the…
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As a rule, indeed, grown-up people are fairly correct on matters of fact; it is in the higher gift of…
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You are brave! For my sake, do not be rash!
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The past was like a bad dream; the future was all happy holiday as I moved Southwards week by week,…
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Weasels--and stoats--and foxes--and so on. They're all right in a way--I'm very good friends with them--pass the time of day…
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There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a…
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The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent--I name no…
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There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or…
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More Air Quotes
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Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the…
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Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom -…
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On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million…
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It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then…
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Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of…
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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
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Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful.
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I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into…
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and…
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When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is…
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