"It was all very well being told that she could do nothing to make things better. Neverfell did not have the kind of mind that could take that quietly. She did not have the kind of mind that could be quiet at all."

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Source : Frances Hardinge (2012). “A Face Like Glass”, p.42, Pan Macmillan

Frances Hardinge

#Mind Quotes #Quiet Quotes #Kind Quotes

“He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only.”
“Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise.”
“If you play men, in a way it's easier. You can have a voicebox, you can have false hair, mustaches, wigs, you can have all kinds of stuff. But when you're playing women playing men, you only really have yourself to work with, plus tiny little extras.”

Source : "Up Close With 2011’s Oscar Women: Glenn Close, Carey Mulligan, Tilda Swinton". Interview with Steve Pond, www.thewrap.com. November 25, 2011.
“All is not golde that shewyth goldishe hewe.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 34-36, Chorle and Byrde, 1922.
“As a result of a kiss, there arises in the mind a wonderful feeling of delight that awakens and binds together the love of them that kiss....”
“Iâ€™m just a person who wants to be honest and do good, make people happy and give them the greatest sense of escapism through the talent God has given me. Thatâ€™s where my heart is, thatâ€™s all I want to do. Just let me share and give, put a smile on peopleâ€™s faces and make their hearts feel happy.”
“What wounded veteran's don't need is sympathy. THey need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who still have tremendous value for society.”
“What I would like to vote for is a candidate that is socially liberal, a fiscal conservative, broadly libertarian with a small l but sensible and pragmatic and with a chance of winning. Thats more or less the empty set.”

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