"I hope that when I commence that oath, my tongue may cleave to the roof of my mouth. If I ever sign one line to show allegiance, I hope my arm falls paralyzed to my side....Get out. I'm so disgusted I can't endure your presence any longer."

-- Belle Boyd

#War Quotes #Fall Quotes #Mouths Quotes

“She touched his hand for the last time. "Oh, Karim, that we have already done. But always there was a problem between us. How can I explain? I wasn't me, and you weren't you. From the very beginning to the very end, we didn't see things. What we did--we made each other up." p. 382”

Source : Monica Ali (2008). “Brick Lane: A Novel”, p.382, Simon and Schuster
“I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.”
“All history, of course, is the history of wars.”
“Hear ye not the hum Of mighty workings?”
“The only noble thing a man can do with money is to build a schooner.”
“Glorious is the Voice of Man, and sweet is the music of the harp.”

Source : Richard Llewellyn (2009). “How Green Was My Valley”, p.85, Simon and Schuster
“Despite the theories traditionally taught in high-school social studies, the truth is: the more primitive the society, the more leisured its way of life.”

Source : Peter Farb (1968). “Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State”
“Men who define themselves as breadwinners are going to have to leave the traditional iconography of masculinity behind if they want to be breadwinners.”

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