"They all wait impatiently for the blessed cloak of darkness to cover their wretched little deeds, but the sun will not be hurried by the whims of men."

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Source : Karen Maitland (2011). “The Gallows Curse”, p.126, Penguin UK

Karen Maitland

#Blessed Quotes #Men Quotes #Waiting Quotes

“My dear brother, never allow a woman to hold all of the cards.”
“A letter is the portrait of the soul ...”
“Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow, and to love Him as they love a cow - for the milk and cheese and profit it brings them. This is how it is with people who love God for the sake of outward wealth or inward comfort. They do not rightly love God, when they love Him for their own advantage.”
“My urge to photograph is activated by an almost biological instinct for preservation from disorder. The camera is a mechanical apparatus that extends my natural ability and desire for meaningful organization. I need it to survive.”
“This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.”
“I never met Kurt Cobain, but I felt like I got to know him in a manner probably more intimate than anyone I've known outside of my family.”
“Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as 'he' instead of 'I'.”

Source : Strickland W. Gillilan (1910). “Including Finnigin: A Book of Gillilan Verse”
“Youth is the time of life lived for some imaginary audience.”

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