"A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so old, that the mere adding of years in the life to follow will not seem to throw it further back -- it is already so far."

-- Alice Meynell

#Children Quotes #Years Quotes #Long Quotes

“Catholics are frequently criticised because of the prominence and respect given to the Virgin Mary while simultaneously condemned for not giving enough prominence and respect to women.”
“I grew up in the '80s where there's a lot of these kind of post-apocalyptic, post-comet, post-whatever it was, so that always captured my imagination a lot as a little kid, that idea of getting access to secret places and being able to roam around where you're not supposed to.”
“To those who are His all things are not only easy to be borne, but even to be gladly chosen. Their will is united to that will which moves heaven and earth, which gives laws to angels, and rules the courses of the world.”

Source : Henry Edward Manning, Aeterna Press (2016). “Henry Edward Manning Collection [2 Books]”, p.631, Aeterna Press
“I always think before I speak. I'm not the sort who will just say anything that comes to my mind. I'm a very emotional and sensitive person. But I'm also very strong and know my mind well.”
“If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty.”
“I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism.”
“When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death-ourselves.”
“You are a success when you have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and are optimistic about your future”

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