"the past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not."

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Source : Tess Gallagher (1986). “A concert of tenses: essays on poetry”, Univ of Michigan Pr

Tess Gallagher

“Conflict is the very essence of life.”

Source : Mary Roberts Rinehart (2013). “The Album”, p.224, Overamstel Uitgevers
“All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our children that is a better one, a stronger one, with better jobs and growth and opportunity.”
“...nothing ever happens quickly (except when it does). Nothing is ever, ever easy (except when it is). And, most of all, nothing ever goes perfectly according to plan (except in the movies).”

Source : Ally Carter (2011). “Only the Good Spy Young”, p.162, ReadHowYouWant.com
“There are two men in me--one lives in the full sense of the word, the other reasons and passes judgment on the first. The first will perhaps take leave of you and the world forever in an hour now; and the second . . . the second?”
“Theres nothing like being a soldier for confidence or learning your limits or enduring utter humiliation.”
“... the fishermen of Port Sonas care only for the two things, fishing and women. And there's some that are no' that keen on the fishing.”

Source : Naomi Mitchison (1997). “Lobsters on the Agenda”, Birlinn Publishers
“There is no better indicators of character than the books you have.”

Source : John Dunning (2004). “The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel”, p.141, Simon and Schuster
“Moviegoers love the intricacies of a crime all the more when it's for a good cause.”

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