"They walked on, without knowing in what direction. There was too much to be thought, and felt, and said, for attention to any other objects."

-- Jane Austen

#Knowing Quotes #Attention Quotes #Too Much Quotes

“Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.”

Source : Simon Bolivar's final proclamation to the people of Colombia (December 8, 1830) as quoted in Thomas Rourke "Man of Glory: Simon Bolivar", 1939.
“Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.”
“The more highly adapted an organism becomes, the less adaptable it is to any new change.”
“Also, I just think of Draco and he gets me in the right mood. He just keeps getting worse and worse.”
“Im crazy about my father, hes an amazing man, a real adventurer. He took us with him to travel all over the world. We were in places that were so remote, that white people hardly ever reach them.”
“Nobody wants to admit to this, but bad things will keep on happening. Maybe that's beause it's all a chain, and a long time ago someone did the first bad thing, and that led someone else to do another bad thing, and so on. You know, like that game where you whisper a sentence into someone's ear, and that person whispers it to someone else, and it all comes out wrong in the end. But then again, maybe bad things happen because it's the only way we can keep remembering what good is supposed to look like.”
“Looks alone wonâ€™t get you that far. It may get you in the door, but thereâ€™s always somebody younger, somebody prettier. You have to rely on something else.”
“I cant believe anybody would celebrate a holiday where a jolly prowler breaks into your house and leaves gifts.”

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