"Remember the law of the home: Junk expands to fill the space available, plus one room."

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Source : Deniece Schofield (1994). “Confessions of an organized homemaker: the secrets of uncluttering your home and taking control of your life”

Deniece Schofield

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“I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays.”
“If it is a cocktail party, I think bringing your partner, husband or wife is fine. To a certain extent, when someone throws a party, they expect to have people over. If it's a seated dinner, though, you should check beforehand. Asking to bring your partner is fair. Asking to bring eight friends from college is not. A good hostess will always accommodate extras and stragglers, but she'll never forget who brought them.”

Source : Source: www.oprah.com
“I want to try different genres. I think I'll still be looking at a strong female character in the center, and identity struggle and transformation.”
“You should have taken me with you," I whisper to him. Then I lean my head against his and begin to cry. In my mind, I make a silent promise to my brother's killer. I will hunt you down. I will scour the streets of Los Angeles for you. Search every street in the Republic if I have to. I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. I make you this promise: your life is mine.”

Source : Marie Lu (2011). “Legend”, p.45, Penguin
“The goal is not necessarily to succeed but to keep trying, to be the kind of person who has ideas and see them through.”
“Not in vain has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to make this republic an example of justice, with no caste but the caste of humanity.”

Source : George Bancroft (1866). “Memorial Address on the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln: Delivered, at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress of America, Before Them, in the House of Representatives at Washington, on the 12th of February, 1866”, p.42
“War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.”
“Trust is for lovers. In politics there are only converging interests.”

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