"If you forgive people enough you belong to them, and they to you, whether either person likes it or not squatter's rights of the heart."

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Source : James Hilton (0101). “Time and Time Again”, p.184, Prabhat Prakashan

James Hilton

#Heart Quotes #Rights Quotes #People Quotes

“All we had was her room, her stories, and the quiet that settled in as we tried in vain to spread ourselves out and fill the space she'd left behind.”
“They all laughed. I drew their pictures and they asked for copies and I handed them out as if they were my tickets to the show. In the Navy Yard, I could drink with men because I worked with men; in the Parkview, I could drink with men because I drew their pictures. The world was a grand confusion. Finally, when I was bleary, when my hand wouldn't do what I wanted it to do, I went home. I would lie alone in the dark, feeling that I was a character in a story that had lost its plot.”

Source : Pete Hamill (1994). “A Drinking Life: A Memoir”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated
“Sure. You get all slutty with Rafe. You freak out. You cry date rape drug.' - Hayley”
“When I take the mound in Yankee Stadium I feel like my stuff is going to be better than ever.”
“True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.”

Source : Distichs no. 15 (1890)
“I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee.”

Source : Song: You're So Vain, Album: No Secrets, 1972
“The best pastimes for a true enjoyer of leisure who has to stay at home . . .: reading by the fireside. . . . Listening to music.”
“According to Adams, Jefferson proposed that he, Adams, do the writing [pf the Declaration of Independence], but that he declined, telling Jefferson he must do it. Why?" Jefferson asked, as Adams would recount. Reasons enough," Adams said. What can be your reasons?" Reason first: you are a Virginian and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second: I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third: You can write ten times better than I can.”

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