"God has pity on kindergarten children"

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Source : Yehuda Amichai (2013). “The Selected Poetry of Yehuda Amichai”, p.18, Univ of California Press

Yehuda Amichai

#Children Quotes #Kindergarten Quotes #Pity Quotes

“What is a church? Let Truth and reason speak, They would reply, "The faithful, pure and meek, From Christian folds, the one selected race, Of all professions, and in every place.”
“The first snow always startles. It covers the tricycle in the driveway, turning its frame into an abstact sculpture that says: See how quickly yesterday turns into today.”
“All crises, once averted, become jokes.”
“Her honor will come to no harm at my hands,â€ Jack said. â€œâ€™Tis not her honor but her tender heart that I worry about,â€ Alexander said. â€œSheâ€™s a delicate lass,â€ Hugh added. â€œAye,â€ said Gregor. â€œA Scottish rose.â€ â€œYour tender, delicate rose had me ambushed, knocked unconscious, and forced to wed,â€ Jack ground out. â€œFacts you all know, if youâ€™ve spoken to Hamish.â€ Dougal grinned, his teeth flashing whitely. â€œShe has the devilâ€™s own temper, our Fiona does.”

Source : Karen Hawkins (2007). “How to Abduct a Highland Lord”, p.136, Simon and Schuster
“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.”
“Impossible, that blind the mind, and looked out into the unknown.”
“I tell cold callers I'm very interested but a bit deaf, my hearing aid is not working properly and can they speak up. The idea is to deliberately miss-hear what they say, ask them to repeat, only louder, and see how loud I can get them to shout. After a while I say "I'm not really deaf" and was just wasting their time, as they were doing with me.”
“I never know how much of what I say is true.”

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