"Should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a schoolbook? Its morals are pure, its examples are captivating and noble....In no Book is there so good English, so pure and so elegant, and by teaching all the same they will speak alike, and the Bible will justly remain the standard of language as well as of faith."

-- Fisher Ames

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“Fame means absolutely nothing except a good table at a restaurant.”
“And I always think of life like a giant wave. You know, it rises and it crests and it flies, and it's just magnificent, and then it crashes. And for a lot of people, when it crashes, that's the end, and they go down the deep, dark hole of depression.”
“In America, Christmas is the king of all holidays. To be left out of Christmas is the ultimate minority experience.”

Source : Firoozeh Dumas (2007). “Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America”, p.107, Random House
“MIchael went to her and put his arms around her.,and we can heard eve let out a little, sad sob as she melted against him. Michael- "Shhh..." he whispered. "It's okay baby”
“I might be half Derek's size, but I was the one who sounded like a two-hundred-pound beast plowing through the woods.”
“The growth of art seems to be in cycles, and often its vigorous lifetime is restricted to a century or two. The periods of distinctive drama, Greek, English, Spanish, fall within such a limit; the schools of painting and sculpture likewise; and, in poetry, the Victorian age or the school of Pope will serve as examples.”
“Every animal has its own intelligence and sensitivities. They're all lovely, worthwhile, and deserving of our respect.”
“Sometimes you have to admit that a relationship can't be fixed. That no matter how much you want to, you can't trust some people.”

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