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From what I’ve seen, most Amish people are secretly romantics at heart. From the oldest to the very young, they believe in an enduring love between one man and one woman for life. Old women and old men can, and often do, lovingly recount
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“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.”
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“Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.”
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“Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.”
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“These are my cards on the table. I think you're beautiful. I feel like I'm an idiot with dirt on his face sitting next to someone out of a painting. I think...I think I'm just plain stupid for you. I know that's not exactly sweet talk out of a play. Frankly, I'd kiss your shadow. I'd kiss dirt that had your heel print on it. I like feeling this way. I don't give a damn what you or anyone else thinks...this is how it feels every time I look at you.”
― The Republic of Thieves
― The Republic of Thieves
“We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe.”
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