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“This life has always been about survival. Even in our community we were on the periphery. We didn’t belong to any of the larger groups. A bunch of mongrels and orphans. But what you have there”—she pointed at Ash—“and what we have now, for
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“In our finest hours...the soul of the country manifests itself in an inclination to open our arms rather than to clench our fists; to look out rather than to turn inward; to accept rather than to reject. In so doing, America has grown ever stronger, confident that the choice of light over dark is the means by which we pursue progress.”
― The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
― The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
“Politicians often talk too much and listen too little, which can be self-defeating, for in many instances the surer route to winning a friend is not to convince them that you are right but that you care what they think.”
― Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
― Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
“every loss, every mistake, was seared into her soul, creating a different kind of tattoo, one made from rage and abandonment, heart break and tears”
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“No, I don't miss you... Not in a way that one is missed.
But I think of you.
Sometimes.
In the way that one might think of the summer sunshine
On a winter night...”
― Those Imperfect Strokes
But I think of you.
Sometimes.
In the way that one might think of the summer sunshine
On a winter night...”
― Those Imperfect Strokes
“When Milly smiled it was a public event—when she didn’t it was a chapter of history. They”
― The Wings of the Dove
― The Wings of the Dove
50 books to read before you die
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