"Summer Â— summer Â— summer! The soundless footsteps on the grass!"

-- John Galsworthy

#Summer Quotes #Grass Quotes #Footsteps Quotes

“Rocket ships are exciting but so are roses on a birthday.”
“I only saw fire and chandeliers and smoke. No people. Not the room. Not even a time frame. Do you know how many chandeliers there are in the south wing alone? What was I supposed to do? Tell everyone to avoid chandeliers forever?”

Source : Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.250, Pan Macmillan
“I have strong sentiments toward Iran, since I distinguish between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people. I highly esteem Iranian music and culture.”

Source : "Interview: Israeli President Discusses Iran Nuclear Standoff". www.rferl.org. March 20, 2006.
“I give myself a good cry if I need it, but then I concentrate on all good things still in my life.”
“Watching something is nothing like doing it.”
“I hope they're present in their lives and feel some kind of empathy. I think a lot of the mistakes that have been made in the world have been through a lack of empathy. If you can identify with someone else and empathise with someone else, then activism is a short step away, she explained in an interview with Parade.”
“We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can.”
“Greek myths are heroic, noble and tragic; but the American Dream is heroic, comical, and uplifting. Americans are a people in whom overweening ambition is rewarded, not punished. The Wright Brothers did not have their wings melt when they flew too high. Perhaps their wings were more soundly built than those of Icarus.”

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