"In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry."

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Source : Margaret Laurence (2014). “A Bird in the House: Stories”, p.90, University of Chicago Press

Margaret Laurence

#Sorry Quotes #Apology Quotes #House Quotes

“Tis an admirable thing to see how some people will labour to find out terms that may obscure a plain sense, like a gentleman I knew, who would never say 'the weather grew cold,' but that 'winter begins to salute us.' I have no patience for such coxcombs ...”
“All the birds have flown up and gone; A lonely cloud floats leisurely by. We never tire of looking at each other - Only the mountain and I.”

Source : Li Po, “Alone Looking At The Mountain”
“Reality doesn't interest me.”
“The Irish believed that gods, druids, poets, and others in touch with the magical world could be literal shape-shifters”

Source : Thomas Cahill (2010). “How the Irish Saved Civilization”, p.129, Anchor
“Focus on humanity, not on technology ...”
“Maybe that's what Hell is. You go mad. And all your demons come and get you just as fast as you can think them up.”
“We're all brothers and sisters. It doesn't matter what language you speak or what color your skin is.”
“At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there's no guarantee it'll go on forever”

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