"The most momentous and far-reaching question ever brought to issue on this continent was: Shall France remain here, or shall she not?"

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Source : Francis Parkman, David Levin (1983). “France and England in North America: Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV. A half-century of conflict. Montcalm and Wolfe”, p.844, Library of America

Francis Parkman

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“One thing I savor about what I do is the relationships that I've earned over the years. Becky Herbst and I have been working together for 17 years. I've seen how everything has evolved over the years, and I've seen all three of her kids being born. Because it's personal, I would have to say I'd like to see him with Elizabeth.”
“... as we age we have not only to readdress earlier developmental crises but also somehow to find the way to three affirmations that may seem to conflict. ... We have to affirm our own life. We have to affirm our own death. And we have to affirm love, both given and received.”
“The artist looks for a subject. You know, a lot of new poets don't seem to have a subject. I don't totally understand that.”

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“We are most blessed when we see ourselves as we are seen by [the Savior] and know ourselves as we are known by Him. In this world, we do not really grasp who we are until we know whose we are. The Lord says, 'I will not forget you. I have graven you on the palms of my hands' (see Isaiah 49:15-16). He will never forget us nor our real identity. [And, neither should we ever] forget whose we are. We are His.”
“There are many out there who plead and pray for help. There are those who are discouraged, those who are beset by poor health and challenges of life which leave them in despair. Iâ€™ve always believed in the truth of the words, â€˜Godâ€™s sweetest blessings always go by hands that serve him here below.â€™ Let us have ready hands, clean hands, and willing hands, that we may participate in providing what our Heavenly Father would have others receive from Him.”
“The lot of man is to suffer and die.What's gone is of no consequence.”

Source : Steve Berry (2015). “The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle”, p.816, Ballantine Books
“O love, where are you leading me now?”

Source : Robert Creeley (1982). “The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1945-1975”, p.206, Univ of California Press
“It's easy to say I love you with your mouth. But I like when people say I love you with their heart.”

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