"My son lives in Nicaragua. My daughters live in the United States."

-- Gioconda Belli

#Daughter Quotes #Son Quotes #Nicaragua Quotes

“When I'm told something can't be done, I am inevitably attracted to that particular challenge.”
“Modernity is a qualitative, not a chronological, category.”
“Ah, love. Thatâ€™s what the world has lost. Thereâ€™s no more love, only the illusion of it.”
“A fighter with heart will almost always win out against a fighter with skill but no will.”

Source : Chuck Liddell, Chad Millman (2008). “Iceman: My Fighting Life”, p.38, Penguin
“After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. I thought of the old K. C. Baking Powder can, and the first time I saw my pups in the box at the depot. I thought of the fifty dollars, the nickels and dimes, and the fishermen and blackberry patches. I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: "You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over.”

Source : Wilson Rawls (2011). “Where the Red Fern Grows”, p.235, Laurel Leaf
“Alarm stole over me on little kitten feet.”

Source : Faith Hunter (2011). “Mercy Blade: A Jane Yellowrock Novel”, p.78, Penguin
“If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain God perception. In that way you can see, hear and play with God. Perhaps this may sound weird, but God is really there next to you.”
“Mankind is divided into two basic sorts: those who find the unknown future threatening ... and those who find it thrilling. The rupture between those two sides has been responsible for most of the bloodshed in history.”

Source : Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson (2010). “Variable Star”, p.212, Macmillan

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