"Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it."

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Source : Solomon Northup, Harriet Beecher Stowe (2014). “Twelve Years A Slave: illustrated Original Edition With Bonus of Uncle Tom's Cabin”, p.71, Ageless Reads

Solomon Northup

#Struggle Quotes #Life Is Quotes #Worms Quotes

“It was a strange thing, this feeling of empathy. He'd never experienced it before. He realized that what hurt this woman hurt him as well, that what made her bleed caused a hemorrhage of pain within his soul.”

Source : Elizabeth Hoyt (2010). “Wicked Intentions: Number 1 in series”, p.186, Hachette UK
“Now everybody let me hear you say 'Ray Ray Ray'. Now spend all your money cause they pay pay pay.”
“It has always seemed to me that any man is a better man for being a hunter. This sport confers a certain constant alertness, and develops a certain ruggedness of character....Moreover, it allies us to the pioneer past. In a deep sense, this great land of ours was won for us by hunters.”

Source : Thomas Ligotti (2009). “Teatro Grottesco”, p.53, Random House
“Jazz is rhythm and meaning.”
“Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy. [Fr., Oh c'etait le bon temps, j'etais bien malheureuse.]”
“I did not have a personal relationship with Jesus until I met my nanny, who helped me through a failing marriage and raising my two boys in a New York City apartment. She showed me by example what it was like to be able to talk to Jesus and bring all my cares and worries to Him. That was in 1990.”
“Japan is the only country in the world to have suffered the ravages of atomic bombing. That experience left an indelible mark on the hearts of our people, making them passionately determined to renounce all wars.”
“I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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