"She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive."

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Source : Elizabeth George (2007). “A Suitable Vengeance”, p.446, Bantam

Elizabeth George

#Hurt Quotes #Heart Quotes #Simple Quotes

“Perhaps it is while drinking tea that I most of all enjoy the sense of leisure.”
“Rightly conceived, time is the friend of all who are in any way in adversity, for its mazy road winds in and out of the shadows sooner or later into sunshine, and when one is at its darkest point one can be certain that presently it will grow brighte.”
“The act of giving is simply a behavior, and the gift merely a symbol. It is the energy behind both that will determine their impact on our lives.”
“In youth the human body drew me and was the object of my secret and natural dreams. But body after body has taken away from me that sensual phosphorescence which my youth delighted in.”
“Colored planes, by their position and size as well as by their value, express only relationships, not forms.”
“Guys pit female rappers against each other because female rappers - if you haven't noticed of late - are a lot more interesting than guys.”

Source : " Angel Haze: 'Right now, no one can beat me'" by Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2012.
“The only motive strong enough to induce men to exercise the self control required by the religion of Jesus is love.”
“I'm a very private person. I find it very daunting to have to give private parts of myself away to people, you know?”

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