"You may think it odd that there were three men to look after one tiny station, but the people who ran the railway knew that if you left two men together in a lonely place they would quarrel, but if you left three men, two of them could always grumble to each other about the third, and then they would be quite happy."

-- Joan Aiken

#Lonely Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“When we say the South lost the Civil War, we mean the white South. The blacks were liberated. And it's trying to redefine this Southern myth and bring it in a more positive direction.”

Source : "Confederate Flag Debate Symbolizes Rapid Change In The South". "All Things Considered" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. June 23, 2015.
“It's not good to assume what your kid wants. It's not good to push them in their own way. It's not good to make them do something you wanted to do but didn't have the chance to. You should listen to what your kids are saying, and let them live, and let them be themselves.”
“What we once fling away never comes again to us.”
“Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A form of self-delusion.”
“When you live in the country or the state it's important to remember that you must be objective. Personal feelings must be put aside - you are there to document and tell the story and come back safely.”
“I want to say, without hesitation, the purpose of our life is happiness.”
“Gardens are our link with the divine.”

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