"The innocent are so few that two of them seldom meet - when they do meet, their victims lie strewn all round."

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Source : Elizabeth Bowen (1938). “The death of the heart”, Viking Pr

Elizabeth Bowen

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“She had lived her early years as though she were waiting for something she might, but never did, become.”
“Art is not an elitist gift for a few select people. Art is for everyone.”
“Lo! He comes with clouds descending, Once for favoured sinners slain; Thousand thousand Saints attending Swell the triumph of His train.”
“History is idle gossip about a happening whose truth is lost the instant it has taken place.”
“We can't do both. If you want us to lead, don't criticize us. And if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I was supposed to take the ball out. I told coach there's no way I'm taking the ball out, unless I can shoot it over the backboard and it goes in. I told him, 'Have somebody else take the ball out, give me the ball, and everybody get out of the way.'”
“The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.”

Source : Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick (2013). “The Love Dare Day by Day: A Year of Devotions for Couples”, p.107, B&H Publishing Group
“Comics were a place where captivating images lit your imagination and showed you that you can create new kinds of people and worlds.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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