"When one that holds communion with the skies Has fill'd his urn where these pure waters rise, And once more mingles with us meaner things, 'Tis e'en as if an angel shook his wings."

-- William Cowper

#Angel Quotes #Wings Quotes #Sky Quotes

“It's funny how strangers can pass in front of you every day and all you see is a flat shadow, a vague outline, not noticing any of the details. They move in a gray crowd, always looking the same and acting the same, simple caricatures of who they really are, but once you get to know them, you notice the specific, tiniest things, you pay attention to the intricacies of their personalities, their habits and particular ways of walking and talking, the subtle changes in their appearance and dress.”

Source : Gregory Galloway (2015). “As Simple as Snow”, p.33, Penguin
“We mock the things we are to be.”
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.”
“I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary.”

Source : "R.L. Stine Talks New Book, 'Red Rain'". Interview with Jackie Nash, www.biography.com. October 10, 2012.
“Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.”
“Family is everything.”
“It's not that conservatives don't care. We do. We just have different answers than liberals do. It's a difference of the mind, not of the heart.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We are all wrong so often that it amazes me that we can have any conviction at all over the direction of things to come. But we must.”

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