"It was Mrs. Campbell, for instance, who, on a celebrated occasion, threw her companion into a flurry by describing her recent marriage as "the deep, deep peace of the double-bed after the hurly-burly of the chaise-longue.""

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Source : Alexander Woollcott (1951). “The Indispensable Woollcott”

Alexander Woollcott

#Marriage Quotes #Bed Quotes #Companion Quotes

“A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings, while incense is ever flowing from the balsam bells and leaves. No wonder the hills and groves were God's first temples, and the more they are cut down and hewn into cathedrals and churches, the farther off and dimmer seems the Lord himself.”
“We are unutterably alone essentially, especially in the things most intimate and most important.”
“American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up. My idea was: Enjoy baking, sell your bread, people like it, sell more. Keep the bakery going because you're making good food and people are happy.”
“We all know the disappointments that come when we base anticipation on what we and other humans can deliver. God will never have a problem delivering!”
“Everything I know, I write about. My only research is what I did.”
“Look folks, we know who built this country and we know who is going to rebuild it. It's you. Instead of vilifying you, we should be thanking you. We owe you.”
“I think every girl has that a guy she has trouble letting go of.”
“Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes.”

Source : Lawana Blackwell (2007). “Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter, The”, p.79, Bethany House

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