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“Eternity: The interval between the time when a woman discovers that a man is in love with her and the time when he finds it out himself and tells her about it.”
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“When he asked my grandmother if she would mind being poor, she said she would be happy just to have her daughter and himself: 'If you have love, even plain water is sweet.”
Source : Jung Chang (2008). “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China”, p.38, Simon and Schuster
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“During climbs into taller trees, I was occasionally able to look down on the backs of birds, which shine with reflected sunlight as they move through the green depths of the canopy, like schools of fish.”
Source : Richard Preston (2007). “The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring”, p.231, Random House
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“Leave no stone unturned.”
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“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”
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“Christ exposed Himself not only to the unbridled hostility of angry men, but, more significantly, to the unmitigated wrath of God.”
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“I used to let other people's struggles affect my happiness. If they weren't happy, there was no way I was going to be happy. The opposite was also true: If I wasn't happy, I didn't want anyone around me to be happy.”
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“The favourite bumper sticker in Washington D.C. right now is one that says 'First Iraq, then France'”