"Cultivators of the earth are the most virtuous and independent citizens."

-- Thomas Jefferson

#Independent Quotes #Citizens Quotes #Earth Quotes

“Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.”
“Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.”
“The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as long swallows.”
“The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish I could believe it; I am troubled, I'm dissatisfied, I'm Irish.”
“As much as he's been through, he's so alive and open to change. That's what I wanted to channel and I feel that's the root of who he is. So I was still and listening to God. All of that came together to really birth this human being known as Ralph Angel.”

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“I realized that your mother couldn't see the emptiness, she couldn't see anything...All of the words I'd written to her over all of those years, had I never said anything to hear at all?”
“They say a man should be judged by his enemies. I am very proud of mine.”
“I've become a collector of stories about unlikely returns: the sudden reappearance of the long-lost son, the father found, the lovers reunited after forty years. Once in awhile, a letter does fall behind a post office desk and lie there for years before it's finally discovered and delivered to the rightful address. The seemingly brain-dead sometimes wake up and start talking. I'm always on the lookout for proof that what is done can sometimes be undone.”

Source : Karen Thompson Walker (2012). “The Age of Miracles”, p.237, Simon and Schuster

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