"In lang, lang days o' simmer, When the clear and cloudless sky Refuses ae weep drap o' rain To Nature parched and dry, The genial night, wi' balmy breath, Gars verdue, spring anew, An' ilka blade o' grass Keps its ain drap o' dew."

-- James Ballantine

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“There is nothing I hate more than sentimentality.”
“One never paints violently enough.”
“Is that all? The mountain in labor has brought forth a mouse.”

Source : May Agnes Fleming (2014). “The Baronet's Bride: Or a Woman's Vengeance”, p.38, The Floating Press
“Some of the best records are the ones that really affect you the most - they're pure emotion and energy, and it's like you're in that person's brain. It's pretty cool.”
“There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart”

Source : FaceBook post by Willie Nelson from Feb 11, 2012
“I went in and said, "If I see one more gratuitous shot of a woman's body, I'm quitting . . . " I think the show should be emotional story lines, morals, real- life heroes. And that's what we're doing”
“Magnifying a matter is not the way to mend it.”

Source : Ivy Compton-Burnett (2011). “Parents and Children”, p.28, A&C Black
“Old age is a shipwreck.”

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