"The unmarried woman seldom escapes a widowhood of the spirit. There is sure to be some one, parent, brother, sister, friend, more comfortable to her than the day, with whom her life is so entwined that the wrench of parting leaves a torn void never entirely healed or filled."

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Source : Charlotte Mary Yonge (2015). “Delphi Complete Novels of Charlotte Mary Yonge (Illustrated)”, p.8801, Delphi Classics

Charlotte Mary Yonge

#Brother Quotes #Grief Quotes #Loss Quotes

“That's the first time he had started from the front row in a Grand Prix, having done so in Canada earlier this year.”
“When your signature dish is hamburger in between a doughnut, and you've been cheerfully selling this stuff knowing all along that you've got Type 2 Diabetes... It's in bad taste if nothing else,”
“As long as I'm giving a little hype, I can't resist saying that Elie [Wiesel] has also written a number of pieces for Bible Review, for which I serve as editor.”

Source : Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org
“If we don't put our faith to work we will soon discover that we have a faith that doesn't work!”
“It soared, a bird, it held its flight, a swift pure cry, soar silver orb it leaped serene, speeding, sustained, to come, don't spin it out too long long breath he breath long life, soaring high, high resplendent, aflame, crowned, high in the effulgence symbolistic, high, of the ethereal bosom, high, of the high vast irradiation everywhere all soaring all around about the all, the endlessnessnessness...”
“For me, policy is best when connected to the roots, and roots are best when connected to policy. So I encourage you all to stay connected...and walk with real people while doing the activism. Lord knows we need folks who are engaged.”
“There were happy days, with watermelon, and sad days of whiskey.”

Source : Lewis Nordan (1992). “Music of the Swamp”, p.59, Algonquin Books
“I, too, saw God through mud”

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