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Barbara Backus
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“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
― Angela's Ashes
― Angela's Ashes
“The day misspent,
the love misplaced,
has inside it
the seed of redemption.
Nothing is exempt
from resurrection.”
― Say Uncle
the love misplaced,
has inside it
the seed of redemption.
Nothing is exempt
from resurrection.”
― Say Uncle
“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.”
― Dave Barry Turns 50
― Dave Barry Turns 50
“And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on.”
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“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
― The Letters of John and Abigail Adams
― The Letters of John and Abigail Adams
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