"I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people."

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Source : Lian Hearn (2005). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Journey to Inuyama. episode 2”, Puffin

Lian Hearn

#Believe Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“She's a hypnotist collector; you are a walking antique...”
“Something like film, I guess there are so many elements to it, like the dialogue and what makes sense culturally.”
“This world loses its appeal when the steps become tottering, when the hearing becomes dim, when the faded eyes cannot see as they once did. When loved ones are nearly all gone on ahead, then all the riches or fame or pleasures of this world are baubles and trash.”
“Grief is like manure, if you spread it out it fertilizes, if you leave it in a big pile it smells like crap.”
“I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about!”
“The recipe for success is a tried and true one here in Rhode Island - innovation, reform, public service.”
“I never said I was an angel. Nor am I innocent or holy like the Virgin Mary. What I am is natural and serious and as sensitive as an open nerve on an ice cube.”
“How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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