"ORPHAN, n. A living person whom death has deprived of the power of filial ingratitude . . ."

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Ambrose Bierce

#Life Quotes #Death Quotes #Orphan Quotes

“She wondered how people would remember her. She had not made enough to spread her wealth around like Carnegie, to erase any sins that had attached to her name, she had failed, she had not reached the golden bough. The liberals would cheer her death. They would light ***** cigarettes and drive to their sushi restaurants and eat fresh food that had traveled eight thousand miles. They would spend all of supper complaining about people like her, and when they got home their houses would be cold and they'd press a button on a wall to get warm. The whole time complaining about big oil.”

Source : "The Son". Book by Philipp Meyer, 2013.
“Whether your life is happy or not is your own choice.”
“Don't ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first.”

Source : Anna Quindlen (2002). “A Short Guide to a Happy Life”, Arrow/Children's (a Division of Random House Group)
“All prejudices, whether of race, sect or sex, class pride and caste distinctions are the belittling inheritance and badge of snobs and prigs.”

Source : Anna Julia Cooper (2016). “A Voice from the South”, p.54, Courier Dover Publications
“Abortion is a hard thing for Hollywood to deal with because it is so controversial and you don't want to alienate half your audience by sending one message or the other.”
“Meekness is the mark of a man who has been mastered by God.”
“With all my songs, I try to pull from personal experiences, like moving and changing locations.”
“The innocent are so few that two of them seldom meet - when they do meet, their victims lie strewn all round.”

Source : Elizabeth Bowen (1938). “The death of the heart”, Viking Pr

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