"It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book."

-- Cyril Connolly

#Country Quotes #Nature Quotes #Book Quotes

“I married two weeks after my 18th birthday, far too young, and by the time I was 23 I was a single mother of three small children, Sean, Daniel and Victoria, living in a prefab house.”
“There isn't heartache if there hasn't been joy. I wouldn't feel loss if there hadn't been love.”
“You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.”
“You don't bite the women of other males.”
“Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.”
“When a man looks at the stars, he grows calm and forgets small things. They answer his questions and show him that his earth is only one of the million worlds. Hold your soul still and look upward often, and you will understand their speech. Never forget the stars.”

Source : Frances Hodgson Burnett (2014). “The Land of the Blue Flower”, p.10, The Floating Press
“Arrogance, pedantry, and dogmatism...the occupational diseases of those who spend their lives directing the intellects of the young.”
“Lots of birthday wishes Are sent to you today Hope your day will be One of the best You've ever had!”

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