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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| bab50a4 | As one reads Hegel one realizes how much inspiration Hitler, like Marx, drew from him, even if it was at second hand. Above all else, Hegel in his theory of "heroes," those great agents who are" | William L. Shirer | ||
| 9655253 | It does not matter what you think," he exclaims, "so long as you obey." | William L. Shirer | ||
| 102e2de | When climate change is running faster than we are, everything must be done to defeat climate change. | António Guterres | ||
| 5b22d60 | I learned that a stiff test for friendship is: "Would she be pleasant to have t.b. with?" | Betty MacDonald | ||
| 012ba83 | The 1931 application to the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County stated that Bob failed to do his part on the farm and left everything to Betty. The greater part of raising the chickens had fallen to Betty's lot, and the living and returns from this labor were very meager. She had had to work 'beyond her strength' in carrying water and gathering wood to keep herself and the babies from cold. Bob had neglected and refuse.. | Anne Wellman | ||
| bb3249b | Shyly Nancy and Plum sat down at the table while Mrs. Campbell heaped pink-flowered plates with baked beans, sausage cakes and salad, passed a steaming plate of brown bread, cut them off generous pieces of the pat of new butter and handed them big mugs of ice-cold milk. | Betty MacDonald | ||
| dd78c00 | Well, whatever you and Nancy decide to be when you grow up, I know that you'll be happy because you have discovered the comfort and joy of reading. | Betty MacDonald | ||
| 9314dc2 | All of life is a contest. The weak against the strong - the stupid against the clever - the honest against the dishonest. | Betty MacDonald | ||
| d93ac06 | Penelope (the parrot) squawked, 'I'll do it because I want to but not because you tell me to!' Mary was certainly surprised at that because she thought that had made up that brilliant remark. She didn't dare to look at her mother.... | impudence impudent insolence misbehavior | Betty MacDonald | |
| 881fbd7 | aghast. What was to be done? | H. Rider Haggard | ||
| 4f8c7fe | We have a choice, collective action or collective suicide. | António Guterres | ||
| 35fa619 | Damn Russians," Siegel muttered. "I hope I live long enough to see that guy impeached." | Michael Connelly | ||
| 707b4d4 | God, Homeland, Family. | António de Oliveira Salazar | ||
| c879984 | Love that Ritz!" he said. "A lot of folks swear by the Crescent Court, but it has nothing on the Ritz. Such a classic. And do you know that they have their own nightly guacamologist? How divine is that?" | Emily Giffin | ||
| b3b9c77 | It was said that L.A. was a sunny place for shady people. | Michael Connelly | ||
| e12ea90 | I tally all the reasons why not, all the ways it could hurt. Yet I watch myself shrug coolly and hear myself murmur, "Why not?" | Emily Giffin | ||
| 5714ea2 | In politics, what appears is. | António de Oliveira Salazar | ||
| 06f91d4 | Don't go giving this encounter any crazy meaning like you did with him the first time around. It doesn't mean a thing. Not a thing. Sometimes, in life, there is no meaning at all. | Emily Giffin | ||
| c972314 | But it's not that simple or clear-cut--and I wonder if it ever is when it comes to matters of the heart. | Emily Giffin | ||
| db3f470 | So much so that it seemed too good to be true. And so it shouldn't have surprised me to discover that it was too good to be true. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 5c207ad | And although one broken heart doesn't make me an expert in the subject, I believe you need both things--time and an emotional replacement--to fully mend one. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 2438a30 | or are there always shades of gray when it comes to matters of the heart? | Emily Giffin | ||
| 175edab | I think of how life takes unexpected twists and turns, sometimes through sheer happenstance--like running into Leo on the street. Sometimes through calculated decisions--like Margot's. Or mine, tonight, when I left Leo. In the end, it can all be called fate, but to me, it is more a matter of faith. | Emily Giffin | ||
| d78a284 | It's a matter of curiosity--and anyone who says they are utterly indifferent to what their significant exes are doing is, in my opinion, either lying or lacking a certain amount of emotional depth. I'm not saying it's healthy to be past-obsessed, ferreting out details of every ex. But it's simply human nature to have an occasional, fleeting interest in someone whom you once loved. | Emily Giffin | ||
| eb1775b | I exposed every part of myself to him, keeping no secrets, no defense mechanism in place. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 9fba9a4 | He was a symbol of independence and possibility. The ultimate fantasy. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 12fa3f1 | First of all, it's impossible not to compare. When you go down a fork in a road, it's impossible not to think about that other path. Wonder what your life could have been like... | Emily Giffin | ||
| e65dad7 | There simply is no way to tread these dangerous waters. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 85fbde2 | He was just the wrong guy for me at the time. Nothing more, nothing less. | Emily Giffin | ||
| cd6beac | Deep down, I am also repenting. I am proving my love. I am renewing my vows. I am safeguarding my marriage. I am choosing Andy. | Emily Giffin | ||
| f1a17f3 | Underscoring all of this is Leo--his constant presence in my mind, along with the troubling realization that I deeply associate him with the city and vice versa. So much so, in fact, that leaving New York feels an awful lot like leaving him. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 5e38156 | thinking that's the thing about Andy--I'm always at least okay when I'm with him. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 12cf479 | And yet, there is nobody I'd rather talk to, be near, look at, than my husband, an unprecedented feeling that overcame me the moment we met. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 6a3d7ee | Somewhere deep down, I know I'm in the wrong. I know I'm rationalizing my actions, and worry I might even be manufacturing problems with Andy to get this result. I also know that I'm only inviting more trouble into my life. But for now, I feel good. Really good. Better than I've felt in a long, long time. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 8150a7f | Sometimes there are no happy endings. No matter what, I'll be losing something, someone. But maybe that's what it all comes down to. Love, not as a surge of passion, but as a choice to commit to something, someone, no matter what obstacles or temptations stand in the way. And maybe making that choice, again and again, day in and day out, year after year, says more about love than never having a choice to make at all. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 0d98332 | thinking that so much of how we see the world is a matter of interpretation. A matter of wishing and wanting and hoping rather than really deep-down believing. | Emily Giffin | ||
| aedee8d | I smile at my husband's unwavering thoughtfulness. Sometimes he really does seem too good to be true. | Emily Giffin | ||
| ad964de | Wasn't there something to be said for working to live, as opposed to living to work? | Emily Giffin | ||
| 07dc462 | We all agree that there is no bright-line litmus test for what works in marriage, or what happiness looks like. That it all comes down to the two people inside the relationship. | Emily giffin | ||
| 6efea60 | parents might not be keen on the idea of seeing each other, but then essentially | Emily Giffin | ||
| b4e8e07 | Ellen laughs, as we've both made fun of those nauseating Facebook posts that use a religious concept to justify their thinly veiled bragging. | Emily Giffin | ||
| a1f2982 | But I still remained paralyzed by indecision, reluctance, and endless second-guessing... | Emily Giffin | ||
| 320af25 | And so I do, with Gabe's help, feeling as scared as ever about the uncertain journey ahead, but also at peace. I know by now that you can't control your life, no matter how hard you try. That inevitably people leave and disappoint and die. But there is one constant, one thing you can always count on: that not only does love come first, but in the end, it is the only thing that remains. | Emily Giffin | ||
| 8a4b416 | Maybe someday I would be happy. -- | Emily Giffin |