"When other people first became aware of the cow, they expressed concern and anxiety. They suggested strategies for getting the animal out of Molly's parlor: remedies and doctors and procedures, some mainstream and some New Age. They related anecdotes of friends who had removed their own cows in one way or another. But after a while they had exhausted their suggestions. Then they usually began to pretend that the cow wasn't there, and they preferred for Molly to go along with the pretense."

Source : Alison Lurie (2010). “The Last Resort”, p.48, Random House

Alison Lurie

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“Change comes not from men and women changing their minds, but from the change from one generation to the next.”
“If you feel an aversion to a person--that is, an unexplainable feeling of dislike or distaste for him--it is the most dangerous time for a proper opinion of him, his character, or his actions. Any judgment you pass upon him at such a time is bound to be unfair.”

Source : Lawrence G. Lovasik (1999). “The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time”, p.50, Sophia Institute Press
“Compulsion hardly restores right; love yields all things.”
“Promise is most given when the least is said.”

Source : George Chapman, Algernon Charles Swinburne (1875). “The Works of George Chapman: Poems and Minor Translations”, p.98
“There are no rules for living, because you are unique. Find your truth in each moment and dare to live it. That is the way to freedom.”
“Without anyone's help, Darth Maul will only commit himself to his mistakes of the past. Every time we find this character, he is living in the past and in some cases he is living with the dead. This character is desperate and he needs Obi-Wan's help to move on.”

Source : "Star Wars Rebels: Sam Witwer on Maul's Fateful Encounter With Obi-Wan". Interview with Eric Goldman, in.ign.com. March 22, 2017.
“Kid 1: *examining my gorgeous strawberry and blueberry pies*: Wow, Mom, your pies donâ€™t look awful this time. Me (Ilona): ... ~A little later~ Kid 2: *wandering into the kitchen* Kid 1: Hey, youâ€™ve got to see these pies. *opening the stove* Kid 2: Wow. They are not ugly this time. Kid 1: I know, right?”
“Nothing in the real world is as beautiful as the illusions of a person about to lose consciousness.”

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