"There's no discounting the antagonism the average woman feels for the eldest daughter. The infuriating thing is that most mothers blame the daughters for their hatred when it's just what makes the mother pig eat her first batch of young. Of course one can't tell them that."

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Source : Mari Sandoz (1992). “Letters of Mari Sandoz”, p.67, U of Nebraska Press

Mari Sandoz

#Daughter Quotes #Mother Quotes #Pigs Quotes

“A brand is the set of expectations, memories, stores and relationships that, taken together, account for a consumer's decision to choose one product or service over another.”
“I have these surreal moments where Iâ€™m like â€˜Iâ€™m pregnant with Jake Gyllenhaalâ€™s babyâ€™ and â€˜Iâ€™m telling Robert Pattinson that he smells of sex.â€™ But youâ€™re acting, so the focus is on the work.”
“It didn't pay to trust another human being. Humans didn't have it, whatever it took.”
“If you are the lantern, I am the flame; If you are the lake, then I am the rain; If you are the desert, I am the sea; If you are the blossom, I am the bee; If you are the fruit, then I am the core; If you are the rock, then I am the ore; If you are the ballad, I am the word; If you are the sheath, then I am the sword.”

Source : Cecilia Dart-Thornton (2011). “The Lady of the Sorrows”, p.285, Pan Macmillan
“Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible.”
“I was amazed at the support that I got when I was in there. And when I came out people knew that I was back on track. I was interested in working again.”
“I was sorry to see the News of the World go down, I think it was a great campaigning newspaper. Who can forget the News of the World's high profile campaign against child sex offenders which led to News of the World readers burning down the home of a paediatrician, throwing rocks at a pedalo, stamping on a centipede.”

Source : "Carpet Remnant World". Comedy, 2012.
“The Olympics show that your dream can come true if you work hard. It's not impossible.”

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