“Good humor may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society.”
― Sketches and Travels, Etc.
― Sketches and Travels, Etc.
“Sensitive people feel so deeply they often have to retreat from the world, in order to dig beneath the layers of pain to find their faith and courage.”
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“I went to collect the few personal belongings which...I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.”
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“I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.”
― The Chosen
― The Chosen
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