"The evening wind made such a disturbance just now, among some tall old elm-trees at the bottom of the garden, that neither my mother nor Miss Betsey could forbear glancing that way. As the elms bent to one another, like giants who were whispering secrets, and after a few seconds of such repose, fell into a violent flurry, tossing their wild arms about, as if their late confidences were really too wicked for their peace of mind..."

-- Charles Dickens

#Mother Quotes #Nature Quotes #Garden Quotes

“I really struggled moving from New Zealand to the United States. I still have very strong ties to my home, and it took me a couple of years to feel settled in Los Angeles. Fortunately, I have a great group of friends and found the places where I enjoy spending my time. Finding beaches to get to made me feel much more plugged into the environment here.”
“The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.”

Source : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.20, Penguin
“You get along with certain people, but sometimes it feels like a job and you don't feel that instant connection with people.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Death did not first strike Adam, the first sinful man, nor Cain, the first hypocrite, but Abel, the innocent and righteous. The first soul that met with death, overcame death; the first soul that parted from earth went to heaven. Death argues not displeasure, because he whom God loved best dies first, and the murderer is punished with living.”
“Emotional discomfort, when accepted, rises, crests and falls in a series of waves. Each wave washes a part of us away and deposits treasures we never imagined. Out goes naivete, in comes wisdom; out goes anger, in comes discernment; out goes despair, in comes kindness. No one would call it easy, but the rhythm of emotional pain that we learn to tolerate is natural, constructive and expansive... The pain leaves you healthier than it found you.”
“Couples often live out years of falsehood trying to protect and save a relationship, all the while destroying any chance of real relationship.”
“The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.”

Source : Brendan Behan (1968). “The wit of Brendan Behan”
“Young Jimmy Dean fell off the world as suddenly as he had come.”

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