"... there had been the two little boys. Now they were gone, too. They loved her and called her and sent her e-mails and would still snuggle up to her to be petted when they were in the mood, but they were men, and though they would always be at the center of her life, she was no longer at the center of theirs."

-- Cathleen Schine

#Mother Son Quotes #Boys Quotes #Men Quotes

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“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.”

Source : "Where is God in the Flood?" by Rabbi Avi Strausberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 17, 2017.
“Well, I`ve never really been one to try to be politically correct. I just feel truth is truth, and sometimes I probably offend some people.”
“We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world. To make injustice the only measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.”

Source : Jack Gilbert, “A Brief For The Defense”
“A new scientific theory is seldom stated with such clarity by its original author, and usually takes many years to creep into public conciousness.”

Source : "The Force of Knowledge: The Scientific Dimension of Society". Book by John Ziman, p. 98, 1976.
“Government is nothing but the regulated injustice that every rascal has in his heart.”

Source : Mariano Azuela (1956). “Two Novels of Mexico: The Flies. The Bosses”, p.110, Univ of California Press
“If one were to ask. . ."What is slavery?" and I should answer in one word, "murder," my meaning would be understood at once. Why, then, to this other question: "What is property?" may I not likewise answer, "theft". . .?”
“San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.”

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