"When I encountered "The Lady of Shallot" (to take a "for instance" allusion from the many in the book, this one from the "Etiology" section) it was still considered a "great poem." What does that poem - or rather a particular presentation of that poem (hey, admire this!) - do to a young woman?"

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Laura Mullen

#Book Quotes #Doe Quotes #Hey Quotes

“Americans know that we cannot tax and spend our way out of a recession, yet Democrats cant grasp this simple fact.”
“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”

Source : Attributed in "Forbes", Volume 102, 1968.
“It was something that we learned more and more about as we got older in different chapters of our lives on how important the victory was, not as a sporting event but as a victory in the Cold War.”
“Life is not a competition with others. In its truest sense it is a rivalry with ourselves. We should each day seek to break the record of our yesterday. We should seek each day to live stronger, better, truer lives; each day to master some weakness of yesterday; each day to repair past follies; each day to surpass...ourselves. And this is but progress.”

Source : William George Jordan (1913). “The Power of Truth”
“She always wanted to believe in things.”

Source : Kazuo Ishiguro (2017). “Never Let Me Go: With GCSE and A Level study guide”, p.196, Faber & Faber
“Everybody drinks," she said calmly. The Only Rational One. "Your sister doesn't." When rolled her eyes. "Forgive me, but I'm not going to spend my college years sitting soberly in my dorm room, writing about gay magicians." "Objection," Cath said, reaching for a burrito.”
“Brussels sprouts are misunderstood - probably because most people don't know how to cook them properly.”
“It is important to meet people where they are. It reminds me of yoga, to which people may flock for the physical benefits, often to find that the spiritual benefits match or even outweigh them.”

Source : "Animal Advocate and Author Karen Dawn: The Welfare of Animals and the Earth". Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. January 27, 2015.

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