"This camp is a forge for the army; it's testing our mettle. Instead of heat and hammer, our trials are cold and hunger. Question is, what are we made of?"

-- Laurie Halse Anderson

#Army Quotes #Hammers Quotes #Trials Quotes

“Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority.”
“But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care.”
“Oh! to be a child again. My only treasures, bits of shell and stone and glass. To love nothing but maple sugar. To fear nothing but a big dog. To go to sleep without dreading the morrow. To wake up with a shout. Not to have seen a dead face. Not to dread a living one. To be able to believe.”

Source : Fanny Fern (2015). “Ginger-Snaps”, p.110, Sheba Blake Publishing
“Momma kept a garden, which sounds romantic to people who have never held a hoe”

Source : Rick Bragg (2010). “All Over but the Shoutin'”, p.46, Vintage
“Life could be cruel enough these days without the truth making it worse.”

Source : Kate Morton (2013). “The Secret Keeper: A Novel”, p.161, Simon and Schuster
“Down in the south, it's how we find the brownfield sites without taking too much land take to meet the tremendous demand for housing, and that's what I've done.”
“The most important part of any relationship is allowing others to choose their own response to a situation, and of course this is the most difficult part.”
“Collaboration is really important.”

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