"And my desire,' he said, 'is a desire that is as long as a year; but it is love given to an echo, the spending of grief on a wave, a lonely fight with a shadow, that is what my love and my desire have been to me."

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Source : Lady Gregory (2013). “The Essential Lady Gregory Collection”, p.108, eBookIt.com

Lady Gregory

#Lonely Quotes #Grief Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“It was a reaction from the old idea of "protoplasm", a name which was a mere repository of ignorance.”
“Sometimes you canâ€™t let go of the past without facing it again.”
“I’m terrified of heights, but I think there’s something really beautiful about birds and soaring, having a bird’s-eye view of the world.”

Source : "The Super Lindy Booth". Interview with John Taylor, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 14, 2013.
“One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.”
“If one can understand why people behave as they do then often the road to forgiveness is opened. Not only is forgiveness essential for the health of Society, it is also vital for our personal well-being. Bitterness is like a cancer that enters the soul. It does more harm to those that hold it than to those whom it is held against.”
“You can't really be scientifically literate if you don't understand evolution. And you can't be an educated member of society if you don't understand science.”

Source : "PROFILE / EUGENIE SCOTT / Berkeley scientist leads fight to stop teaching of creationism" by Monica Lam, www.sfgate.com. February 7, 2003.
“Junie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice. Except, I don't like Beatrice. I just like B and that's all.”

Source : Barbara Park (2010). “Junie B. Jones #4: Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying”, p.8, Random House Books for Young Readers
“In fact, street gangs are the primary distributor of illegal drugs in the United States.”

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