"The limner's art may trace the absent feature, And give the eye of distant weeping faith To view the form of its idolatry; But oh! the scenes 'mid which they met and parted; The thoughts--the recollections sweet and bitter,-- Th' Elysian dreams of lovers, when they loved,-- Who shall restore them?"

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Source : Charles Robert Maturin (1816). “Betram, Or, The Castle of St. Aldobrand: A Trgedy ...”, p.11

Charles Robert Maturin

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“There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls.”
“I'm not a politician, She says evenly. If I want to be one, I'll run for office. Susan Sarandon, whom I know and love, is a fantastic actress. It's her right as an American to say whatever she wants. [But] just because you're rich and famous doesn't qualify you to make political statements. I don't put my opinions out there to influence people. You have alot of influence. And sometimes I feel it's undeserved influence.”
“Don't judge me because I'm quiet. No one plans a murder out loud.”

Source : Darynda Jones (2012). “Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet”, p.255, Macmillan
“It's a beautiful heart, not a perfect body, that leads to a beautiful life.”
“In any decision situation, the amount of relevant information available is inversely proportional to the importance of the decision.”
“A toleration of slavery is, in effect, a toleration of inhumanity.”

Source : Granville Sharp (2014). “A Representation of the Injustice and Dangerous Tendency of Tolerating Slavery”, p.79, Cambridge University Press
“She laid her head against his collarbone, and he kissed her temple. To her shock, she felt a shudder roll through his body about the same time she registered wetness against her skin. Tears. His tears. She started to turn around, but he tightened his grip. â€œStay,â€ he said in a choked voice. â€œJust let me hold you, baby. Just let me hold you.”
“Like a historian, I interpret, select, discard, shape, simplify. Unlike a historian, I make up people's thoughts.”

Source : "Bring Up the Bodies : A Review and Interview With Booker Prize-winning Author Hilary Mantel". Interview with Ilana Teitelbaum, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 9, 2012.

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