"Yet we always envy others, comparing our shadows to their sunlit sides."

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Source : Margaret George (2011). “The Autobiography Of Henry VIII”, p.212, Pan Macmillan

Margaret George

#Envy Quotes #Shadow Quotes #Sides Quotes

“Our castle is not imposing, but is well built, and surrounded by a very fine garden. I live in the bailiff's house.”
“among a coward's weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all”

Source : Tracy Kidder (2003). “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World”, p.241, Random House
“I guess we have the press to thank for pushing us to see something we didn't see!”
“I'm not a pessimist. Maybe I don't have a primitive feeling of happiness, that is true. Sometimes my color is happy but not the expression.”

Source : "Karel Appel - the complete sculptures". Book edited by Harry de Visser and Roland Hagenberg, Edition Lafayette, New York, p. 85 'Quotes', 1990.
“Nobody's bought this land. And no one's going to want it either. It's dying land, lonely land." "Like me, then," I said. "Yes, like you." You chewed the corner of your lip. "You both need saving.”

Source : Lucy Christopher (2014). “Stolen”, p.81, Scholastic Inc.
“To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable, that conveys facts and outcomes, not cosmetic images and airy promises. But that is not what the public demands.”

Source : Eric Alterman (1998). “Who Speaks for America?: Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy”, p.155, Cornell University Press
“ATHEIST is really a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term; it admits of no paltering and of no evasion, and the need of the world, now as ever, is for clear-cut issues and unambiguous speech.”
“A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound isn't dense enough, and the lows and highs tend to get soaked up by the bass and cymbals.”

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