"The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain before they can be loosened or dislodged from their station."

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Source : William Falconer (2012). “Falconers Marine Dictionary (1780)”, p.8, BoD – Books on Demand

William Falconer

#Anchors Quotes #Made Quotes #Strain Quotes

“The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.”
“I have idea files of books that I want to write one of these days, stories I want to write one of these days, but I'll probably never get to them.”
“I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life, right up until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real.”
“If you are asking for my point of view, I would say that the Palestinians should go back to Palestine.”
“I would argue [princess] Margaret is the tragic figure of the century.”
“Yeah, I like clothes, but I hardly ever go shopping. Hardly ever!”
“Life, she realized, so often became a determined, relentless avoidance of pain-of one's own, of other people's. But sometimes pain had to be acknowledged and even touched so that one could move into it and through it and past it. Or else be destroyed by it.”

Source : Mary Balogh (2006). “Simply Love”, p.140, Delacorte Press
“Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think â€˜My life will be upside downâ€™ donâ€™t worry. How do you know down is not better than upside?”

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