"Could you visit me in dreams? That would cheer me. Sweet to see friends in the night, however short the time."

-- Anne Carson

#Dream Quotes #Sweet Quotes #Cheer Quotes

“the Irish ... are full of the fear of the Lord and the joy of living, and they don't know how to combine the two, but they'll sure have a good time trying.”

Source : Mercedes McCambridge (1982). “The Quality of Mercy”, Berkley Publishing Group
“Of two heroes, he who esteems his rivals the most is the greatest.”
“Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even when they were physically mere extensions of one another, were separately owned and separately managed.”

Source : John Moody (1919). “The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States”
“I enjoy playing clubs. I still enjoy the closeness of the nightclub venue. However, after a certain period of time and after playing around some of the clubs in New YorkI felt that jazz should be presented in a more prestigious atmosphere.”
“No dates until you're sixteen. And no boyfriends, either.' I'm not quite sure how to tell Mom, but it looks like I don't just have one boyfriend. I have two.”

Source : Cara Lockwood (2006). “Wuthering High: A Bard Academy Novel”, p.257, Simon and Schuster
“When you were a kid and the circus came to town it was awesome to see these little creatures, but these things go out of fashion, like polyester blazers with rolled up sleeves. We don't have to suffer them anymore so why are there all these little people running around?”
“He has many qualities as a prince, but he is not a surgeon.”
“Whatever the press is talking about, they want to keep talking about it. So instead of asking yourself, 'How can I get them to start talking about me?', figure out a way to get yourself involved in what they're already talking about.”

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