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“Whoever first thought of imposing a library fine was indeed intelligent.”

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Mu Xin was a renowned Chinese author born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in 1927. His works are known for their unique literary style and profound social insight, which have had a profound impact on modern Chinese literature. more

“There is a magnificent intensity in life that comes when we are not in control but are only reacting, living, surviving. I am not a religious man per se...but for me, to go to sea is to get a glimpse of the face of God. At sea I am reminded of my insignificance-of all men's insignificance. It is a wonderful feeling to be so humbled.”

Men Feelings Faces Religious Wonderful Sea Intensity Magnificent Glimpse Surviving Reacting Insignificance

Author:Steven Callahan

“A view of heaven from a seat in hell.”

Heaven Views Hell Seats

Book:Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea

Source: Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea

“The sea remains the greatest wilderness. To my mind, voyaging through wildernesses, be they full of woods or waves, is essential to the growth and maturity of the human spirit.”

Mind Humans Spirit Growth Sea Essentials Remains Wave Woods Maturity Wilderness Human Spirit

Book:Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea

Source: Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea

“Children are a burden to a mother, but not the way a heavy box is to a mule. Our children weight hard on my heart, and thinking about them growing up honest and healthy, or just living to grow up at all, makes a load in my chest that is bigger than the safe at the bank,and more valuable to me than all the gold inside it.”

Thinking Way Heart Children Hard Mother Grows Growing Up Growing Honest My Heart Healthy Safe Gold Weight Bigger Our Children Boxes Burden Heavy Valuable Chests Load Mules

Author:Nancy E. Turner

“I have a deep-down belief that there are folks in the world who are good through and through, and others who came in mean and will go out mean. It's like coffee. Once it's roasted, it all looks brown. Until you pour hot water on it and see what comes out. Folks get into hot water, you see what comes out.”

World Looks Mean Belief Water Hot Folks Coffee Brown Deep Down Hot Water

Book:Sarah's Quilt: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906

Source: Sarah's Quilt: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906

“My life feels like a book left out on the porch, and the wind blows the pages faster and faster, turning always toward a new chapter faster than I can stop to read it.”

Feels I Can Book Left Wind Pages Blow Faster Chapters Left Out Porch

Author:Nancy E. Turner

“Mama told me to make a special point to remember the best times of my life. There are so many hard things to live through, and latching on to the good things will give you strength to endure, she says. So I must remember this day. It is beautiful and this seems like the best time to live and the best place”

Giving Hard Seems Beautiful Remember Special Good Things Endure This Day Mama Hard Things Best Times Best Place Time Of My Life Best Time Of My Life

Author:Nancy E. Turner

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