"With impeccable prose, dry wit, and uncommon wisdom, Ted Thompson brings to life one family's painful disappointments and powerful resilience. The Land of Steady Habits combines Austen's shrewd mastery of domestic economics with Updike's compassion for the melancholy commuter to make something elegant, fresh, and brilliant."

-- Maggie Shipstead

#Powerful Quotes #Disappointment Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“A good story is always more dazzling than a broken piece of truth.”

Source : Diane Setterfield (2007). “The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel”, p.6, Simon and Schuster
“Most people can't find love because they're picky, they overanalyze and they find things wrong in people. We call them flaw finders.”
“I never knew I lacked so much confidence until I met you”
“You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are.”
“You may think of me as an object of desire and I'm going to tell you that I can be in front of you naked and not be erotic.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”
“Americans need to face the truth about themselves, no matter how pleasant it is.”

Source : "What's So Great About America". Book by Dinesh D'Souza. Chapter 6: "America the Beautiful", 2002.
“I will not be influenced, governed, or controlled, in my temporal interests by any ecclesiastical authority or pretended revelation whatever, contrary to my own judgment.”

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