"Life is nothing but an occassional burst of laughter rising above the interminable wail of grief."

-- Henry Roth

#Laughter Quotes #Grief Quotes #Rising Quotes

“Wisdom doesn't teach fools for long.”
“A gardener's work is never at an end; it begins with the year and continues to the next.”
“Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work.”
“Oh! Duty is an icy shadow. It will freeze you. It cannot fill the heart's sanctuary.”

Source : Augusta Jane Evans (1859). “Beulah”, p.140
“Unless there's a personal transformation, there can be no social transformation.”
“Carl did not want to believe. He wanted to know.”
“I worked as a title searcher for almost 25 years. It took awhile for it to become fulfilling because it doesn't pay a whole lot, takes a long time to learn, and in the years of learning there are endless frustrations. And then it creeps up on you that you're able to solve problems, answer questions and rebut any challenges to your work.”
“Shane it came back to her in a dizzy rush how he'd stopped her on the way into this place, in the faint dawn of light 'i wnt you to promise me one thing. promise me you'll marry me. Not now. Someday.”

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