"It was not a big smile, not particularly bold or polite or ironic or glib, not asking for anything or offering anything, not stringy or careless, not, in short, like any smile I had ever experienced before. But such a smile! You could burn a hole in the world with that smile."

-- Meg Rosoff

#Offering Quotes #Ironic Quotes #Asking Quotes

“I've always risen to the challenge and faced adversity; it's just a part of who I am.”

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“There are times with your friends when you just have to put their whole mess out of your mind for a while.”
“A boy is a piece of existence quite separate from all things else, and deserves separate chapters in the natural history of men.”
“I think, the 'Van Dyke Show' and 'Mary Poppins' are two of the best periods of my life. I had so much fun, I didn't want it to end.”
“My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule.”
“A soprano in Massenet's Don Quixote complained that she had missed her entry in the aria, "because Mr. Challiapin always dies too soon." "Madam, you must be profoundly in error," said Sir Thomas, "No operatic star has yet died half soon enough for me."”
“The reason Iâ€™m disabled is because I have wounds and injuries that I got while on active duty â€¦ from parachute jumping to combat to gunshot wounds, all that stuff,”
“England are playing fantastic cricket at the moment, they have a great team and I know all the Aussies are looking forward to getting over there. We'll be doing everything in our power to get over there and win every game if possible.”

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