“I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“The word Palestine always brought to my mind a vague suggestion of a country as large as the United States. I do not know why, but such was the case. I suppose it was because I could not conceive of a small country having so large a history.”
― The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress
― The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress
“The ego relies on the familiar. It is reluctant to experience the unknown, which is they very essence of life.”
― The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore
― The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore
“It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”
― The Winter of Our Discontent
― The Winter of Our Discontent
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