"The portion of some is to have their afflictions by drops, now one drop and then another; but the dregs of the cup, the wine of astonishment, like a sweeping rain that leaveth no food, did the Lord prepare to be my portion."

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Source : Mary Rowlandson (2014). “Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”, p.105, Diderot Publishing

Mary Rowlandson

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“In the fabulous ages of ancient times the appellations of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were given to the planets as being the names of their principal heroes and divinities. In the present more philosophical era, it would hardly be allowable to have recourse to the same method, and call on Juno, Pallas, Apollo, or Minerva for a name to out new heavenly body. . . . I cannot but wish to take this opportunity of expressing my sense of gratitude, by giving the name Georgium Sidus, to a star [Uranus], by which (with to respect to us) first began to shine under His auspicious reign.”
“Stability is why society has an interest in marriage.”
“Most books about Stanley Kubrick were written by people who never met him and gathered information from articles written by others who didn't know him either.”

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“Even a manically depressed robot is better to talk to than nobody.”
“Readiness for God means that we are ready to do the tiniest little thing or the great big thing, it makes no difference”
“Even though my angel has forgiven me and rescued me, who on earth will save him, who cannot be allowed into the light of the sun, who has lost his name, who can only hide himself in the world of darkness?”
“If I have a weakness, it's for timepieces - if I see one I like and can afford it, I'll buy it.”
“Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.”

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