"I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures."

-- Jane Smiley

#Children Quotes #House Quotes #Noise Quotes

“I believe Tunisia and Egypt should look to Turkey and see what not to do. Turkey seems to be a secular and democratic country but it is only a show. We are losing the effectiveness of democratic institutions like parliament and judiciary. They now are turning into tools for the benefit of a president-ordering system. A democratic government is possible only on a comprehensive democratic base surrounded by the participatory action of ordinary people.”
“I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly. I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky.”

Source : Song: Breakaway, Album: Breakaway, 2004
“If you have a sorrow that you cannot tell to anyone, you can go to our Father in Heaven.”

Source : J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum (2015). “Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…”, p.324, e-artnow
“However much we know about birth in general, we know nothing about a particular birth. We must let it unfold with its own uniqueness.”
“Before Alaska came along and ruined everything, one of every twenty-five square miles in America was Montanan. This much space has nurtured a healthy Cult of Place in which people find perfection, even divinity in the landscape.”
“For me, personally, skiing holds everything. I used to race cars, but skiing is a step beyond that. It removes the machinery and puts you one step closer to the elements. And it's a complete physical expression of freedom.”
“We're always going to remind ourselves of our mistakes and how we do things differently, trying to be a better person or whatever.”
“There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.”

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