"It does seem so pleasant to talk with an old acquaintance who knows what you know. I see so many new folks nowadays who seem to have neither past nor future. Conversation has got to have some root in the past, or else you have got to explain every remark you make, and it wears a person out."

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Source : Reader's Digest Vol. 130, 1987.

Sarah Orne Jewett

#Past Quotes #Roots Quotes #History Quotes

“Do not let fear overcome your efforts.”
“She dug in her backpack, found her cell phone, and checked for coverage. It was kind of lame in Morganville, truthfully, out in the middle of the prarie, in the middle of Texas, which was about as middle of nowhere as it was possible to get unless you wanted to go to Mongolia or something.... Claire started dialing numbers. The first person told her that they'd already found somebody.... The second one sounded like a weird old guy. The third one was a weird old lady. The fourth one... well, the fourth one was just plain weird.”
“Southern people are bigger-hearted and kinder than I had any right to expect.”
“It's an undeniable fact, that President Jonathan has done well for Nigeria in such a very short time, and I think he is the answer to the prayer of many Nigerians. I must not be President, but I have vowed to support anyone who shares the same vision I have for Nigeria. And take it from me, President Jonathan has surpassed my vision for Nigeria”
“As a director who does not like to write, I am always looking for scripts that I can contribute to through directing. I don't want to do the same thing that the writer is doing; I want to add an angle or highlight a theme.”

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“Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory will go to the best tactician."- G. A. Custer”
“That's an interesting philosophical question. When your boner goes away, is that one gone... forever?”
“That farewell kiss which resembles greeting, that last glance of love which becomes the sharpest pang of sorrow.”

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