"Fra Lippo, we have learned from thee A lesson of humanity: To every mother's heart forlorn, In every house the Christ is born."

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Source : Richard Watson Gilder (1903). “A Christmas Wreath”

Richard Watson Gilder

#Mother Quotes #Heart Quotes #House Quotes

“After all there is something about a wedding-gown prettier than in any other gown in the world.”

Source : Douglas William Jerrold, Blanchard Jerrold (1859). “Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's wit: together with selections, chiefly from his contributions to journals, intended to illustrate his opinions”, p.28
“Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords.”
“Thereâ€™s death coming up, and you better understand this:some of the wrong people die.Be ready for it.”
“I think what makes compelling fiction or cinema is when you're basically taking the most intense moments of experience and you're creating a song or a narrative out of it.”
“I was still blind , but twinkling stars did dance Throughout my being's limitless expanse, Nothing had yet drawn close, only at distant stages I found myself, a mere suggestion sensed in past and future ages.”
“JUST LIKE CANDY is a delicious, decadent treat.”
“There's also a way that you have of being precise but also allusive, that works well for me - it's something about the open-hearted way you frame your queries. Instead of feeling daunted or discouraged, I feel excited to give whatever it is a try. This takes a lot of editorial wisdom and confidence - to know just how to get the writer to take that extra chance.”
“Life is cruel. Why should the afterlife be any different!”

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