"it is not good to repudiate the dead because then they do not leave you alone, they are like dogs that bark intermittently at night."

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Source : Edna O'Brien (1974). “A Scandalous Woman, and Other Stories”

Edna O'Brien

#Death Quotes #Dog Quotes #Night Quotes

“A jealous man only sees his own spectrum when he looks upon other men, and gives his character in theirs.”
“Um, I have an enormous faith in God. I have an enormous support system that also has that same belief.”
“If our love were but more simple, We should take Him at His word; And our lives would be all sunshine In the sweetness of the Lord.”

Source : Frederick William Faber (1867). “Hymns Selected from Frederick William Faber”, p.55
“The whole point of me doing a Christmas record and what I centered it around was the song 'Christmas with You' from the point-of-view of the soldiers in Iraq.”
“To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.”
“I like people. Humanity. My family is a part of my work. They contribute throughout the process with critiques, advice, opinions, etc.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“As liberals are puppets in Donald Trump's show right now, all he needs to do is create any distraction and all of a sudden, the whole country is completely distracted, including the American left. We need to be laser focused on figuring out what are our values, what do we really want to be defending on the left, and how are we going to do that, coming up with the plan and moving forward.”
“Please don't take a turn to negative town.”

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