"I early became conscious that men breathe more audibly than women. Sit in a room in silence with men and women, and you can always hear the men breathing."

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Source : Miles Franklin (2017). “Childhood At Brindabella: My First Ten Years”, p.27, ETT Imprint

Miles Franklin

#Men Quotes #Breathing Quotes #Silence Quotes

“--I truly and deeply wanted to kill him. And I believe I could have done it, with nothing but my hands. But all of a sudden, out of nowhere, Peter had an arm around me. "Let it go, Kade," he was whispering very gently, though his arm was nearly crushing me. "Open your fists," he said, "and let go of the coals.”
“shane:do we have a choice michael:dont think so shane:then screw im gitting tired lets go get eaten.at least then i can get some sleep”
“There's an oatmeal cookie in there. I see no reason for the existence of oatmeal, particularly in cookies.”
“Some of the best opportunities in the world are the most obvious ones.”
“I want to be an entertainment lawyer so I'll be in the business still.”

Source : Source: www.seventeen.com
“Friends, you are lucky you can talk about what you did as lovers; the tricks, laughter, the words, the ecstasy. After my darling put his hand on the knot of my dress, I swear I remember nothing.”
“And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the checkered shade. And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday.”
“When they are gay, the waves echo their gaiety; but when they are sad, then every breaker, as it rolls, seems to bring additional sadness, and to speak to us of hopelessness and of the pettiness of all our joys.”

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