"Sorry is for the things you've done that you shouldn't have not for things you believe in."

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Source : R. J. Ellory (2010). “A Quiet Belief in Angels: A Novel”, p.220, The Overlook Press

R.J. Ellory

#Sorry Quotes #Believe Quotes #Done Quotes

“A gentleman is never in a hurry.”
“Spoiled. That's all it's about - can't live without this, can't live without that. You can live without anything you weren't born with, and you can make it through on even half of that.”

Source : Gloria Naylor (2017). “Mama Day: A Novel”, p.184, Open Road Media
“'What is' is more important than 'what should be.' Too many people are looking at 'what is' from a position of thinking 'what should be'.”
“In mathematics there are no true controversies.”
“What's endlessly complicated in thinking about women's gymnastics is the way that vulnerability and power are threaded through the sport.”
“He turns and walks away, moving so quickly that the candle flames shiver with the motion of the air. â€œI miss you,â€ Isobel says as he leaves, but the sentiment is crushed by the clatter of the beaded curtain falling closed behind him.”
“Rest and be thankful.”
“At the age of fifteen my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general.”

Source : Jung Chang (2008). “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

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