"The times when we need prayers or counsel, we are little like to be in a mood to learn, nor yet to understand."

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Source : Sigrid Undset (2011). “The Bridal Wreath: Kristin Lavransdatter”, p.45, Vintage

Sigrid Undset

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“It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.”

Source : John Templeton (1994). “Discovering Laws Of Life: Tfp”, p.287, Templeton Foundation Press
“And some small gnarled place inside me hated her for her weakness, for her neglect, for the months she had put us through. I had taken a step back from my mother, put up a wall to protect myself from needing her, and nothing was ever the same between us again.”
“When I've had a meltdown, people will say to me, "Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor."”

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“A short absence is the safest.”
“I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dialate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. "Always," he murmurs.”
“In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably.”

Source : George MacDonald (2007). “Unspoken Sermons”, p.248, Cosimo, Inc.
“The sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mother's hand making sure I was settled in bed.”

Source : Paul Engle (1996). “A Lucky American Childhood”, p.182, University of Iowa Press
“A man's mistake should not reflect on how you view yourself as a woman.”

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