“I must think about something else for a while. But then I remember his warn arms and his big strong legs touching mine and how hard and wide his chest was and how hot his kiss was, and I got outside and feed the chickens. They are getting mighty fat.”
― These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
― These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
“And then there stole into my fancy, like a rich musical note, the thought of what sweet rest there must be in the grave.”
― The Pit and the Pendulum
― The Pit and the Pendulum
“I feel like a violet standing alone in a vast meadow. When a cool, gentle breeze blows, I feel peaceful. If the wind turns strong and hot from the south, I plot suicide.”
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass
“You’re lucky to have that face. But it doesn’t make you happy.”
― Feeling Lucky
― Feeling Lucky
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
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