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I like a thin book because it will steady a table...
I write to add to the beauty that now belongs to me
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.
If every country had to write a book about elephants...
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves
In war there are no unwounded soldiers
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us
Information is the currency of democracy
It is always darkest just before the day dawneth
It was one of the worst speeches I ever heard ... when a simple apology was all that was required.
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
Life is the garment we continually alter, but which never seems to fit.
Men are more moral than they think...
Most of us who turn to any subject we love remember some morning or evening hour when...
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world...
Never read a book through merely because you have begun it
No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up
No pleasure is worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a geriatric home.
Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.
On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live
Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
The Prisoner's Wife
by Maggie Brookes
Inspired by the true story of a courageous young woman who enters a Nazi POW camp to be with the man she loves.
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The House on Fripp Island
by Rebecca Kauffman
A taut, page-turning novel of secrets and strife.
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