"We fool ourselves so much we could do it for a living."

-- Stephen King

“To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life - this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.”

Source : Charles Dudley Warner (2006). “My Summer in a Garden: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Farewells have reasons. If you can sense the reality, time is the medicine.”

Source : Source: sjworld.net
“He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter.”

Source : Margery Williams, Margery Williams Bianco, William Nicholson (2011). “The Velveteen Rabbit”, p.32, Courier Corporation
“I'm super-obsessed with law enforcement. I'm what you'd call a 'cop fan.”
“Anyone can express himself or herself, but what writers and poets want to do in their work, more than simply express themselves, is communicate.”

Source : Raymond Carver (2001). “Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose”, Vintage
“My moods are inversely related to the clarity of the sky.”
“That man is out of reach of harm in this life, who is sure of possessing heaven in the next. This is the portion of every believer.”
“As Spengler observed, all urbanized societies seem to develop a subconscious death wish, making individuals indifferent to the survival of their families and their race.”

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