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Winter Olivia Kendell
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‘In short, Cecilia, – and I should not be obliged to say this to you – persons of our order do not marry only to please themselves.’
“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”
― The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 3
― The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 3
“Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!”
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“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time rail journey…delays…sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling burst of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.”
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