"Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between Church and State, and that in my action as President of the United States I recognized no distinction of creeds in my appointments office."

-- James K. Polk

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“What had survived - maybe all that had survived of Trism - was Liir's sense of him. A catalog of impressions that arose from time to time, unbidden and often upsetting. From the sandy smell of his sandy hair to the locked grip of his muscles as they had wrestled in sensuous aggression - unwelcome nostalgia. Trism lived in Liir's heart like a full suit of clothes in a wardrobe, dress habillards maybe, hollow and real at once. The involuntary memory of the best of Trism's glinting virtues sometimes kicked up unquietable spasms of longing.”
“I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.”
“When playing music, it is possible to achieve a unique sense of peace.”
“He's got a great right foot, and if he can get his head around that he'll be a great player.”

Source : "Readers recommend: songs about feet" by Peter Kimpton, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2014.
“September had never been betrayed before. She did not even know what to call the feeling in her chest, so bitter and sour. Poor child. There is always a first time, and it is never the last time.”
“the squeeky wheel gets the grease.”
“The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up on time. If you buy a ticket to one of my shows, I'll show up. I'll be there. And if it says 10:00, I'll be on stage at 10:00.”
“A woman uses about 20,000 words per day while a man uses about 7,000.”

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