"Such beauty, he thought, was too perfect to have come about by mere chance. That day in the center of the Pacific was, to him, a gift crafted deliberately, compassionately, for him and Phil. Joyful and grateful in the midst of slow dying, the two men bathed in that day until sunset brought is, and their time in the doldrums, to an end."

-- Laura Hillenbrand

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“God pays twice as much attention on Christmas, like the media when a white kid goes missing.”

Source : "Rapture's Delight". American Dad! TV Series, www.imdb.com. 2009.
“The pain of not knowing what to do was exceeded only by that of knowing what I had done.”

Source : Erich Segal (1970). “Love Story”
“I personally think that most people, most of the time, do the right thing. I just believe this. Otherwise, the world would be chaos, and it's not.”
“She could see the name Fukamachi on a shiny name-plate by the door of the house, but it was a name that meant nothing to Kazuko. And at that moment, in her heart, she began to dream of meeting someone. Someone special who would one day walk into her life. Someone she would instantly feel she had known for years. Someone who would feel the same about her.”
“There is more or less of pathos in all true beauty. The delight it awakens has an indefinable, and, as it were, luxurious sadness, which is perhaps one element of its might.”

Source : Henry Theodore Tuckerman (1846). “Thoughts on the Poets”, p.275
“I was now ordered to have my writings copied, and put into the printer's hand.”

Source : Joanna Southcott (1813). “Copies of letters sent to the clergy of Exeter. 1813. A communication sent in a letter to the Reverend Mr. P. in 1797. [1814] A dispute between the woman and the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. The answer of the Lord to the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. A caution and instruction to the sealed. 1807. A warning to the world. [1804] The strange effects of faith. 2d ed. 1801”
“Give life long enough and it will solve all your problems, including the one of being alive.”
“Define excellence vividly, quantitatively. Paint a picture for your most talented employees of what excellence looks like. Keep everyone pushing and pushing toward the right-hand edge of the bell curve.”

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