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sometimes it’s so hard to find half a mind when you need one.”
“Hell is the absence of the people you long for.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
“Sometimes Matilda longed for a friend, someone like the kind, courageous people in her books.”
― Matilda
― Matilda
“This is not the real cave, is it?" asked Rachel.
"Can't be," said Jerry.
"Must be," said Dick. "Sign says so."
What a cave! Iron fencing all around it, a sign saying to keep out, even barbed wire along the top of the fence. They couldn't see the entrance to the cave. They couldn't tell how deep into the earth and rock it went. They couldn't tell whether this cave was like the cave in Tom Sawyer or what it was like...
"In old times, it was better," said Rachel. "They did not have cages around things.”
― Ginger Pye
"Can't be," said Jerry.
"Must be," said Dick. "Sign says so."
What a cave! Iron fencing all around it, a sign saying to keep out, even barbed wire along the top of the fence. They couldn't see the entrance to the cave. They couldn't tell how deep into the earth and rock it went. They couldn't tell whether this cave was like the cave in Tom Sawyer or what it was like...
"In old times, it was better," said Rachel. "They did not have cages around things.”
― Ginger Pye
“Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.”
― Make Good Art
― Make Good Art
“The busy 20th and 21st centuries have made Garfield's era seem remote and irrelevant, its leaders ridiculed for their very obscurity... to the generation of Americans then alive, though, their dramas, humanities, and dignity were a compelling part of daily life. For twenty years after the Civil War, America was led by a group of larger-than-life figures with clay feet who fought and raged and plied their craft with nerve and ambition while following a code of honor riddled with blind spots and inconsistencies; during that time, public involvement in politics reached levels far higher than today. Garfield held a special place: one of the most promising of his generation, shot down in his prime, martyred for taking a principled stand.”
― Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield
― Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield
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