Frances O'Roark Dowell famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Stars. Trees breathe in starlight year after year, and it goes deep into their bones. So when you cut a tree open, you smell a hundred years' worth of light. Ancient starlight that took millions of years to reach earth. That's why trees smell so beautiful and old.
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A friend is someone whose face you can see in the dark.
-- Frances O'Roark Dowell
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Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
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I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.
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It's been a straight strip, I must tell you, I've enjoyed it all the way. If I'm saying things to make it sound like it's hard, hard work, it's not. It's beautiful work. It's fun work. It's everything you'd ever want to do.
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Leif's frown eased and he slid his finger under my chin and gently caressed my jaw line with the pad of his thumb. "Pagan,will you do me the honor of being my date for Homecoming Dance?The prospect of not being able to hold you in my arms all night is heartbreaking." Mirand sighed from across the table. "Okay,that was beautiful.Why didn't you ask me like that?"she asked Wyatt. Wyatt shot Leif an annoyed frown. "Thanks,buddy.Next time you decide to break out your romantic side,could you do it alone?
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If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
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A GOOD old-fashioned sex tape pretty much guarantees you a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
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I was born by God's dear grace, in an extraordinary place. Where the stars and stripes, and the eagle fly.
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Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you.
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We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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