"Grief was like a seizure that shook me like a storm."

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Source : Patricia Cornwell (2007). “The Body Farm”, Berkley

Patricia Cornwell

#Grief Quotes #Storm Quotes

“If I were an antiquarian, I would have eyes only for old stuff, but I am a historian. Therefore, I love life.”
“... the basic principles of the military services are unchangeable. Courage and candor, obedience and comradeship, love of fatherland and loyalty to the State: these are ever the distinguishing characteristics of the soldier and sailor. Building character through intelligent training and education is always the first and greatest goal.”

Source : Erich Raeder (1960). “My Life”
“You look at the Middle East, you started the Iran deal, that's another beauty where you have a country that was ready to fall, I mean, they were doing so badly. They were choking on the sanctions. And now they're going to be actually probably a major power at some point pretty soon, the way they're going.”

Source : Source: time.com
“I'm sure I've been a toad, one time or another. With bats, weasels, worms...I rejoice in the kinship. Even the caterpillar I can love, and the various vermin.”
“If solitude deprives of the benefit of advice, it also excludes from the mischief of flattery. But the absence of others' applause is generally supplied by the flattery of one's own breast.”

Source : William Benton Clulow (1843). “Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion”, p.141
“I resent almost all of the time I spend in front of the television, but I find 'The Only Way Is Essex' absolutely riveting.”
“I don't think imitation is the highest form of flattery, I think it's annoying.”
“I don't think artists are made, I think they're born.”

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