"I have wanted you to see out of my eyes so many times."

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Elizabeth Berg

#Eye Quotes #Wanted Quotes

“The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson.”
“I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what's going on.”
“What profusion is there in His work! When trees blossom there is not a single breastpin, but a whole bosom full of gems; and of leaves they have so many suits that they can throw them away to the winds all summer long. What unnumbered cathedrals has He reared in the forest shades, vast and grand, full of curious carvings, and haunted evermore by tremulous music; and in the heavens above, how do stars seem to have flown out of His hand faster than sparks out of a mighty forge!”
“You know what happens to guys? There's what I call the individual time of their career, and the team time of their career. This is the team time. You don't care about all the other stuff. You just want to live in one place, and watch your kids grow up and go to the same school. You say, 'Hey, maybe I'd better play well and be a good enough guy that they keep me.'”
“There are the goods; if you want them, you can have them. If you do not want them, they would almost rather that you did not come and talk about them.”
“...Mama used to say that when you don't know what to do, do nothing. She meant you can try too hard to solve a problem. If you give it a little time, the answer might just come to you plain as day.”

Source : Amy Hill Hearth (2012). “Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society: A Novel”, p.164, Simon and Schuster
“Everyone should say what they wanted. It saved time.”

Source : Lisa Gardner (2004). “The Perfect Husband: An FBI Profiler Novel”, p.195, Bantam
“The future of Afghanistan is incredibly dark, and decisions are happening incredibly quickly.”

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