"One boy's footprints are not long in being lost in the snow, in the steadily falling snow of the shortest day, the longest night; they are lost as soon as they are made. And once again the heath is clothed in drifting white. And there is no ghost, save the one ghost that lives in the heart of a motherless boy, till his footprints disappear."

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HalldÃ³r Laxness

#Fall Quotes #Heart Quotes #Night Quotes

“There is one story and one story only.”
“You can bend it and twist it... You can misuse and abuse it... But even God cannot change the Truth.”
“I guess I feel very strongly that I disagree with the notion of personalizing history and movements and big events.”
“Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and intelligent beings, with minds capable of expansion, and talents formed for usefulness.”

Source : Joseph Lancaster (1803). “Improvements in education, as it respects the industrious classes of the community”, p.14
“Be grateful for what you do have, and you will find it increases. I like to bless with love all that is in my life right now-my home, the heat, water, light, telephone, furniture, plumbing, appliances, clothing, transportation, jobs-the money I do have, friends, my ability to see and feel and taste and touch and walk and to enjoy this incredible planet.”
“I always want to watch something I've done, so that I know what I didn't do well.”

Source : "Ezra Miller and Michael Angarano on Going Method and The Stanford Prison Experiment". Interview with Kyle Buchanan, www.vulture.com. July 20, 2015.
“The future of Norway isn't about competing on being the cheapest but the most innovative. We have an expensive welfare state and the only answer to continue that way is to become more competitive, especially on knowledge.”
“I'm the first girl to say the word 'period' on television.”

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