"Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment."

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Source : Ellis Peters (2014). “The Summer Of The Danes”, p.115, Head of Zeus

Ellis Peters

#Nature Quotes #Spring Quotes #Contentment Quotes

“You never go into a marriage expecting to get divorced. You go into a marriage expecting it's going to last forever, and you have a lot of ways you dream about the future. You have all these expectations, and then you have to adjust those expectations, and it can be a very unnerving, confusing time.”
“Many Chinese entrepreneurs are now donating for education; others support foundations in health care and research. None of us wants to be the richest guy in the cemetery.”
“Some truths are seen better through tears.”
“I have worries and fears just like everybody else. But I have every reason to wake up each morning and be very happy.”
“We are all pirates at heart. There is not one of us who hasn't had a little larceny in his soul. And which one of us wouldn't soar if God had thought there was merit in the idea? So, when we see one of those great widespread pirates soaring across the grain of sea winds we thrill, and we long, and, if we are honest, we curse that we must be men every day. Why not one day a bird! There's an idea, now, one day out of seven a pirate in the sky. What puny power a man can attain by comparison. Compare a 747 with a bird and blush!”

Source : Roger A. Caras (1971). “Birds in flight”, Westover Pub. Co
“It seems to me that the Iraqis laid down a lot of the arms that we gave to them. So that doesn't seem to be the solution.”
“I'd love to watch Jack Youngblood play. His tan arms hanging out of his sleeveless jersey, he'd put those pipes on the ground, and even at 240 pounds, he would show great moves and natural strength for an undersized player. He was extremely quick, had underrated strength, and he got great leverage against the tackles.”
“You know, the hard thing about audiences not liking what a character does is that they sometimes take it out on the actor personally. That's something that you know when you become an actor or actress, but it's always hard to deal with when it actually happens.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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