The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. ~Robert Smithson
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Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one. ~Jonathan Carroll
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
#quotes #john-corey-whaley #family

His rod reversed, and backward mutters of dissevering power. ~John Milton
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Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
#quotes #pythagoras #friendship

One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
#quotes #marie-rutkoski #galileo #time #science #superstition

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #books

One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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I only discovered the "Harry Potter" series in my tenth standard. I dived right into it, often reading non-stop through the day and night. It was the morning after one such readathon when I was to appear for a chemistry exam. Spending my night with the third edition of "Harry Potter" didn't help much, and I fared poorly. ~Sonam Kapoor
#quotes #sonam-kapoor #harry-potter #reading

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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When we were all kids, there was one particular trailer that I think we can all remember. That was the trailer for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." There was an amazing teaser trailer with all this weird kind of documentary footage. We were like, "What was that! I've got to see that! What the hell was that?" ~Matt Reeves
#quotes #matt-reeves #childhood

An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
#quotes #michael-scheuer #prince #osama-bin-laden #united-states

For my own style, I love vintage. 60's and 70's are my favorite. I love baby doll dresses and the soft colors. I try to mix a little bit of modern into that; maybe I'll wear it with boots. At my school we wear a uniform, but we have one day a week we can wear whatever we want. ~Elle Fanning
#quotes #elle-fanning #60s #70s #clothing

Every garden may have some weeds. ~English Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
#quotes #john-clayton #christianity #holiday #positivity

A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
#proverbs #promise #stupidity

Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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I want so much that is not here and do not know where to go. ~Charles Bukowski
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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