"I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of Mirth.' I also like 'The Reef."

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Ken Follett

#House Quotes #Mirth Quotes #My Favorite Quotes

“The United States Supreme Court, once a reliable if ultimate recourse for progressive and even revolutionary grievances, has become a retrograde wellspring for enormous economic and social distress.”
“We look, but we don't really see; we hear, but we don't really listen.”
“Ballin's not a hobby, it's my occupation”
“I have always thought that there is no more fruitful source of family discontent than a housewife's badly cooked dinners and untidy ways,”
“Don't worry, and don't kick yourself forever. Just take the opportunities when they come.”

Source : "Defending Your Life". www.imdb.com. 1991.
“My administration doesnâ€™t have any secrets, and from now on, neither will you.”
“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action.”

Source : "Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships". Book by Daniel Goleman, September 19, 2006.
“Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing.”

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