"He looked resigned, as though he knew that wretched door--to where? Home? Heaven? Peace?--would never open, and at the same time he seemed resolved, ready to do his bit even though he couldn't possibly know what sacrifices that would require. Had he been kept here, too--in a place he didn't belong, serving in a war in which he hadn't enlisted, to rescue sparrows and soldiers and shopgirls and Shakespeare? To tip the balance?"

-- Connie Willis

#War Quotes #Home Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“I think women directors have to be really tenacious.”

Source : "‘Addicted to Fresno’ Director Jamie Babbit on Hiding Pregnancies and Embracing Diversity". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. October 1, 2015.
“Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing.”
“The basic philosophy behind [switch putting] is you always want a hook putt. So for a left-to-right breaking putt, you're going to want to hit it left-handed and vice versa.”
“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.”
“There's a space at the bottom of an exhale, a little hitch between taking in and letting out that's a perfect zero you can go into. There's a rest point between the heart muscle's close and open - an instant of keenest living when you're momentarily dead. You can rest there.”
“There is no sin coveting things are of no great use or profit, but would show out good and have some grandeur around them.”
“With the chronic obesity in America, it's more important than ever to not only feed kids healthy foods but to teach them how to make healthy choices on their own.”

Source : "Jennie Garth Is Back On Web With New Sponsored Nbcu Series". Interview with Andrew Hampp, adage.com. January 25, 2010.
“I'm actually a very quiet person off the golf course. I talk 150 miles per hour when I'm at the course, but when in private I very seldom ever open my mouth.”

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