"And David saw himself reflected in the Woodsman's eyes, and there he was no longer old but a young man, for a man is always his father's child no matter how old he is or how long they have been apart."

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Source : John Connolly (2006). “The Book of Lost Things: A Novel”, p.338, Simon and Schuster

John Connolly

#Children Quotes #Father Quotes #Eye Quotes

“I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you and the State over which you preside in His holy protection ... that He would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation.”
“The difference between those that succeed and those that fail is, those that succeeded tried.”
“Fear, anxiety and neurosis: that's just in the suitcase when you're an actor.”
“Its the reality of a situation like this that when you have a large troop presence that it has the tendency to fuel the insurgency, because they can make the incorrect and unfair claim that somehow the United States is here to occupy this country, which of course is not true.”
“My father-he pretty much taught me everything I know. He still pushes me to be the best I can.”
“You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour; I played until I was 40, and then played another six years or so on the seniors tour.”
“I have a philosophy that you've always got to honor the past, acknowledge the present and leave room in your space for the future... Talk to the person you are in love with that you're sharing with, understand what's important to them.”

Source : Interview with Hillary Sawchuk, adrinkwith.com. March 22, 2016.
“We expect too much of new #â€Ž buildings , and too little of ourselves.”

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