"There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart"

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Source : Washington Irving (2013). “The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon”, p.111, Jazzybee Verlag

Washington Irving

#Mother Quotes #Heart Quotes #Son Quotes

“I don't know if people have gotten ruder or if my tolerance level has declined.”
“I've been all over this big old world, hey looking for a ring-dang-do.”
“Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.”

Source : Mary Astell, Patricia Springborg (1996). “Astell: Political Writings”, p.78, Cambridge University Press
“One of the 12 steps is to admit that you're powerless, but I think that's bullshit. I think it's important to empower yourself by facing the stuff that triggers you.”
“The worst thing: to give yourself away in exchange for not enough love.”

Source : Joyce Carol Oates (1998). “The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque”, E P Dutton
“Tyranny brings ignorance and brutality with it. It degrades men from their just rank into the class of brutes; it damps their spirits; it suppresses art; it extinguishes every spark of noble ardor and generosity in the breasts of those who are enslaved by it; it makes naturally strong and great minds feeble and little, and triumphs over the ruins of virtue and humanity.”
“Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not an effort of once a week or once a day. It is an effort of once and for all.”
“I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com

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