"There is a city myth that country life was isolated and lonely; the truth is that farmers and their families then had a richer social life than they have now. They enjoyed a society organic, satisfying and whole, not mixed and thinned with the life of town, city and nation as it now is."

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Source : Rose Wilder Lane (1985). “Old Home Town”, p.1, U of Nebraska Press

Rose Wilder Lane

#Country Quotes #Lonely Quotes #Cities Quotes

“The only way I can endure the future is to ignore it.”
“Cribbage, n. A substitute for conversation among those to whom nature has denied ideas.”
“Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man.”
“No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that.”
“I am aware of myself. And, of course, the only things that are aware of themselves and conscious of their individuality are irritated eyes, cut fingers, sore teeth. A healthy eye, finger, tooth might as well not even be there. Isn't it clear that individual consciousness is just sickness?”

Source : Yevgeny Zamyatin (2007). “We”, p.113, Modern Library
“To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them.”
“If a man seriously proposes to go in for lifting heavy weights, he should make a point of practising certain lifts every day. This daily practice is essential to the achievement of any real success.”
“There are absolutely no problems between me, my dad and my sister. Obviously I grew up with just my mum, but my relationship with my dad is just fine.”

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