"Adam has always had . . . heroic tendencies.â€ I touched Adamâ€™s arm. â€œHeâ€™s my hero.â€ There was another pause. . . â€œThat is the most romantic thing Iâ€™ve ever heard you say,â€ Bran said. â€œBe careful, Adam, or youâ€™ll turn her into a real girl.â€ Adam looked at me. â€œI like her just the way she is, Bran.â€ And he meant it, greasy overalls, broken fingernails, and all."

-- Patricia Briggs

#Girl Quotes #Real Quotes #Hero Quotes

“He's just, your cousin, ay, abhorrently, He'd wash his hands in blood, to keep them clean.”
“Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day.”
“The occurrence of successive forms of life upon our globe is an historical fact, which cannot be disputed; and the relation of these successive forms, as stages of evolution of the same type, is established in various cases.”
“Being a writer means crying over the sad parts, even though you already know itâ€™s going to be okay.”
“I like to sneak a game or two of 'Madden' somewhere in between studying and sleeping; it helps me unwind and get my mind off football for a little bit.”
“I do not think we should be trying to save our freedom by killing the safeguards that keep our liberties.”
“Ah, I like the look of packing crates! A household in preparation for a journey! ... Something full of the flow of life, do you understand? Movement, progress ...”
“You know the public is more easily swayed by persons than by principles.”

Source : Rachel Field (1939). “All this and Heaven too”

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