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“A man who wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough. --Augustus "Gus" McCrae”

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American novelist known for his profound portrayal of life in the American Southwest. His works, including 'Lolita' and 'The Lonesome Dove', have won numerous Pulitzer Prizes. more

“Indeed, the maligned American pastime of baseball may be by-far the greatest and best sport by one criterion, when it comes to emulating and training for genuinely useful Neolithic skills! Think about it. The game consists of lots of patient waiting and watching (stalking), throwing with incredible accuracy and speed, sprinting, dodging... and hitting moving objects real hard with clubs! And arguing. Hey, what else could you possibly need? Now, tell me, how do soccer or basketball prepare you to survive in the wild, hm?”

“This is the most precious gift anyone has ever received. You gave me back a memory that I will cherish forever. You gave me something from my grandma I didn't know I had. And you kept it and it lef you back to mme. It gave me you'' I felt a wetness in my eyes and I blinked confused from the strange sensation. A small trickle of water rand down my cheek. I stared into the darkness as I held Pagan in my arms in amazement Death had just shed a tear.”

Knows Eye Felt Water Memories Darkness Forever Tears Strange Arms Confused Cherish Sensations Cheeks Shed Grandma Pagan Amazement Precious Gifts My Grandma Wetness

Author:Abbi Glines

“Life is short for those who are truly able to understand that one day the entire world will come to a complete end. Not everyone is capable of that. Not everyone has the ability to comprehend what going away for all eternity really implies. There are too many distractions, hour by hour, minute by minute, to hinder such an understanding.”

World Ends Able Life Is Understanding Hours Ability Minutes One Day Capable Eternity Going Away Distraction Life Is Short Hinder

Book:The Orange Girl

Source: The Orange Girl

“Sharp and mild, dull and keen, well known and strange, dirty and clean, where both the fool and wise are seen: All this am I, have ever been, - in me dove, snake and swine convene!”

Wells Known Wise Strange Fool Clean Dirty Dull Well Known Snakes Dove Swine Fools And Wise

Book:Nietzsche: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs

Source: Nietzsche: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs

“Ammu loved her children (of course), but their wide-eyed vulnerability and their willingness to love people who didn't really love them exasperated her and sometimes made her want to hurt them-- just as an education, a precaution.”

People Want Children Made Sometimes Courses Hurt Wide Vulnerability Willingness Precaution

Book:The God of Small Things

Source: The God of Small Things

“No price is too great to pay for inner peace. Peace is the harmonious control of life. It is vibrant with life-energy. It is a power that easily transcends all our worldly knowledge. Yet it is not separate from our earthly existence. If we open the right avenues within, this peace can be felt here and now.”

Ifs Energy Felt Pay Existence Inner Peace Worldly Here And Now Avenues Harmonious

Book:Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy

Source: Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy

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