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Quote by Nora Roberts

“Life is never as long as we want it to be, and wasted time can never be recovered.”

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An American best-selling author known for her romance novels. Since publishing her first novel in 1981, Nora Roberts has written over 200 books, which have been beloved by readers worldwide. more

“And so I began to read,' Sorkar said. 'And at first the complete works were like a jungle, the language was quicksand. Metaphors turned beneath my feet and became biting snakes, similes fled from my grasp like frightened deer, taking all meaning with them. All was alien, and amidst the hanging, entangling creepers of this foreign grammar, all sound became a cacophany. I feared for myself, for my health and sanity, but then I thought of my purpose, of where I was and who I was, of pain and I pressed on.”

Firsts Said Pain Purpose Language Sound Feet Metaphor Aliens Frightened Sanity Snakes Grammar Jungle Simile Deer Biting Quicksand Creepers

Book:Red Earth and Pouring Rain

Source: Red Earth and Pouring Rain

“There is no such thing as repetition. Only insistance.”

Repetition

Author:Gertrude Stein

“And before me was the great raw bulge and bulk of my American continent; somewhat far across, gloomy, crazy New York was throwing up its cloud of dust and brown steam. There is something brown and holy about the East; and California is white like washlines and emptyheaded - at least that's what I thought then.”

White Crazy New York Holy Clouds East Dust California Brown Throwing Continents Steam Gloomy Throwing Up

Author:Jack Kerouac

“And after reading Thoreau I felt how much I have lost by leaving nature out of my life.”

Reading Lost Felt Leaving

Book:A Life in Letters

Source: A Life in Letters

“This affliction--hope--is so cruel and stubborn, I believe it will kill me”

Life Believe I Believe Stubborn Affliction Kill Me

Author:Patricia McCormick

“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.”

Source: The History of Love: A Novel

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