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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| adb0723 | It's amazing what deadly weapons compassion and morality are when they're deployed in the service of diplomacy. | David Weber | ||
| 1100631 | Fragolino, | Donna Leon | ||
| 2fd41ae | One cannot create an art that speaks to me when one has nothing to say. | André Malraux | ||
| 45cff59 | Byron says that it is easier to die for the woman one loves than to live with her. | André Maurois | ||
| b9f3b64 | different ways. Some to Spain, others to | Bernard Cornwell | ||
| b8df13a | Excuse me," said Mr. Meredith, as it it did not matter much. He turned up the marriage service and got through with it, but the bride never felt quite properly married for the rest of her life." | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 89b12fd | You don't know what you're talking about,' said George, scornfully. 'Come on, you others! | Enid Blyton | ||
| c1e6089 | John Meredith walked slowly home. At first he thought a little about Rosemary, but by the time he reached Rainbow Valley he had forgotten all about her and was meditating on a point regarding German theology which Ellen had raised. He passed through Rainbow Valley and knew it not. The charm of Rainbow Valley had no potency against German theology. When he reached the manse he went to his study and took down a bulky volume in order to see wh.. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| c0bf11a | It is easy to be admired when one remains inaccessible. | André Maurois | ||
| 6330940 | buried Miss Cornelia and Mary Vance came up to Ingleside. There were several things concerning which Miss Cornelia wished to unburden her soul. The funeral had to be all talked over, of course. Susan and Miss Cornelia thrashed this out between them; Anne took no part or delight in such goulish conversations. She sat a little apart and watched the autumnal flame of dahlias in the garden, and the dreaming, glamorous harbour of the September s.. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| d78837c | Things fall apart. | Jim Butcher | ||
| 89bca69 | I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless. It is not an empty mind. | B. K. S. Iyengar | ||
| 718d1fc | Because I want to make a good death. | B. K. S. Iyengar | ||
| 0b54109 | The longer the road to love, the keener is the pleasure to be experienced by the sensitive lover. | André Maurois | ||
| 02e5f0f | She had taken Shirley with her to her brother's home during his parents' absence, while all the other children had gone to Avonlea, and she had three blessed months of him all to herself. Nevertheless, Susan was very glad to find herself back at Ingleside, with all her darlings around her again. Ingleside was her world and in it she reigned supreme. Even Anne seldom questioned her decisions, much to the disgust of Mrs. Rachel Lynde of Green.. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| ea9d952 | Pain should not depress us unduly, nor pleasure lure us into forgetfulness and sloth. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 1393e9e | If a kiss could be seen I think it would look like a violet. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| dea2c90 | I have lived a majestic life. | B. K. S. Iyengar | ||
| 863387b | Novelty, the most potent of all attractions, is also the most perishable. | André Maurois | ||
| 2597398 | A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises. | André Maurois | ||
| 83ad24c | She had intended to teach Anne the childish classic, "Now I lay me down to sleep." But she had, as I have told you, the glimmerings of a sense of humor--which is simply another name for a sense of fitness of things; and it suddenly occurred to her that that simple little prayer, sacred to white-robed childhood lisping at motherly knees, was entirely unsuited to this freckled witch of a girl who knew and cared nothing about God's love, since.. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 4b2a3d8 | For we pay a price for everything we getor take in this world; and although ambitions are well worthhaving, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues ofwork and self-denial, anxiety and discouragement. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| a012da3 | life still called to her with many insistent voices. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| fcd313b | Emily's convalescence was rather slow. Physically she recovered with normal celerity but a certain spiritual and emotional languor persisted for a time. One cannot go down to the depths of hidden things and scape the penalty | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 584bcfc | Gilbert darling, don't let's ever be afraid of things. It's such dreadful slavery. Let's be daring and adventurous and expectant. Let's dance to meet life and all it can bring to us, even if it brings scads of trouble and typhoid and twins! | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| abf9b43 | Well, I'm glad Esme and Trix are both happy. Since my own little romance is in flower I am all the more interested in other people's. A nice interest, you know. Not curious or malicious but just glad there's such a lot of happiness spread about. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 24f3891 | And it was so nice to see her again and have a long talk over old times. Her sister Em was there, too, with such a delicious baby." "You talk as if it was something to eat," grunted Mrs. Gibson. "Babies are common enough." "Oh, no, babies are never common," said Anne, bringing a bowl of water for Mrs. Gibson's roses. "Every one is a miracle." | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 2da142a | Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them. You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| effc5c9 | Prose, rightly written and read, is sometimes as beautiful as poetry. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 5bbc42f | there is a good deal more prose than poetry in life. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| e330e07 | shouldn't. I must get out all my ambitions | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 0b8e767 | Caro, vecchio mondo" sussuro "sei incantevole, e io sono felice di vivere con te" | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 49757d5 | We console ourselves with several friends for not having found one real one. | André Maurois | ||
| 27838a0 | You see, it's this way. It is inme. I can't help it. And Father said I was always to keep on writing. He said I would be famous some day. Wouldn't you like to have a famous niece, Aunt Elizabeth?" "I am not going to argue the matter," said Aunt Elizabeth. "I'm not arguing--only explaining." Emily was exasperatingly respectful. "I just want you to understand how it is that I have to go on writing stories, even though I am so very sorry you d.. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| cb3a1d4 | All that supported her through the boredom of her days was the hope of going on a dream spree at night. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 52216d7 | many bitter tears when she parted with Maywater chums and the old manse there where her mother had lived and died. She could not contemplate calmly the thought of such another and harder wrench. She COULDN'T leave Glen St. Mary and dear Rainbow Valley and that delicious | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 872cdaa | Let the Piper come and welcome," he cried, waving his hand. "I'LL follow him gladly round and round the world." | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 7133850 | No. Faith never believed Mary Vance. I was dreadfully foolish to believe her, either. Faith loves you already--she has loved you ever since poor Adam was eaten. And Jerry and Carl will think it is jolly. Oh, Miss West, when you come to live with us, will you--could you--teach me to cook--a little--and sew--and-- and--and do things? I don't know anything. I won't be much trouble--I'll try to learn fast. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 7843d6e | Anne's horizons had closed in since the night she had sat there after coming home from Queen's; but if the path set before her feet was to be narrow she knew that flowers of quiet happiness would bloom along it. The joy of sincere work and worthy aspiration and congenial friendship were to be hers; nothing could rob her of her birthright of fancy or her ideal world of dreams. And there was always the bend in the road! | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 4164377 | Oh, don't you see, Marilla? There must be a limit to the mistakes one person can make, and when I get to the end of them, then I'll be through with them. That's a very comforting thought. | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 13e4964 | Young Johnny Booth was to have been married yesterday, but he couldn't be because he's gone and got the mumps. Wasn't that like a man? | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 919eb59 | Pigs MAY whistle, but they've poor mouths for it," said Miss Cornelia." | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 12dba87 | It's--it's--just like a man," said Miss Cornelia helplessly." | L.M. Montgomery | ||
| 7ebd00b | He jumped into the pond to drown himself once and then changed his mind and swum out again. Wasn't that like a man? | L.M. Montgomery |