"She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a cork board like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew."

-- Jerry Spinelli

#Flower Quotes #Butterfly Quotes #Mind Quotes

“If language is intimately related to being human, then when we study language we are, to a remarkable degree, studying human nature.”
“We don't have all the answers. Perhaps prayer is simply a time we set aside to acknowledge that reality.”
“The welfare, the happiness, the energy and spirit of the men and women who do the daily workis the underlying necessity of all prosperity.... There can be nothing wholesome unless their life is wholesome; there can be no contentment unless they are contented.”
“Then I yelled through his door, "It's an anniversary gift for you, asshole. Two whole weeks early. FIFTEEN YEARS IS BIG METAL CHICKENS.”
“We set forth on a journey to bring our vision to our country, to keep the American dream alive for all who are willing to work for it, to make our American community stronger, to keep America the world's strongest force for peace and freedom and prosperity.”
“I have not been more robust towards female rather than male assembly members and I do not believe I have been remotely sexist.”
“When a good writer is having fun, the audience is almost always having fun too.”
“When I saw the others like Michael, Ross Brawn and Todt renewing their contracts, I always said that I was happy to do so.”

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