"The angel of death has been abroad throughout the land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings."

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Source : Referring to the effects of the war in the Crimea, in 'Hansard', 23 February 1855, col. 1761

John Bright

#Angel Quotes #Land Quotes #Wings Quotes

“Never let a boy be your life. They can live in your world, but never make a guy your world.”
“Uncontrollable consumerism has become a watchword of our culture despite regular and compelling calls for its end. The United States has more malls than high schools; Americans spend more time shopping than reading. ... Some of the most insightful writing about the American character over the nation's history has been about neither freedom nor democracy but about the crazed impulse to acquire things.”
“I recall drinking sherry in California and dreaming of England, where I ate dalmoth and dreamed of Delhi. What is the purpose, I wonder, of all this restlessness? I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.”
“And if you voz to see my roziz As is a boon to all men's noziz, - You'd fall upon your back and scream - '" Lawk! O criky! it's a dream!"”

Source : Edward Lear (1911). “Later Letters of Edward Lear: to Chichester Fortescue (Lord Carlingford), Lady Waldegrave and Others”, Books for Libraries
“See, because I played behind the scenes so much I already knew what to expect. So I started getting myself ready. I was creating work for myself to do. People were telling me to take a rest and saying "damn, you already acting like you going on MTV or something." In my mind I was because I knew it was what I'd have to do in the near future.”
“The author I wish I was reading right now and always is Nora Ephron. I love the humor, the awareness, the sense of self-deprecation. She is such a role model to me.”
“When we Consistently Generate Thoughts of Giving ... we Attract the Energy of Giving Back to Us”
“With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.”

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