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“Rest is the fitting of self to its sphere.”

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John Sullivan Dwight, born on May 13, 1813, and died on September 5, 1893. His profession and category are unknown, and detailed information about his life is limited. more

“Separate from the other unnamed billions who walk the earth, each of these little groups of three or five or twelve, brought together by the shuffle of chance, then welded by blood, sees in itself the whole of earth, or all that matters of it. What happens to one of the three or five or twelve will happen to them all. Whatever grief or triumph may touch any one will touch every one, as they are carried forward into the unknowable under the brilliant, terrifying sun which nourishes all.”

May Littles Matter Whole Happens Earth Together Three Chance Walks Grief Family Sun Five Groups Blood Brilliant Billions Triumph Twelve Shuffle Groups Of Three

Book:Evergreen

Source: Evergreen

“... wore sorrow and anger like a worn-out coat and would not throw it away.”

Sorrow Worn Coats Worn Out

Author:Belva Plain

“Our avian brothers are back to roost on the first leg of their annual sojourn south. Why them and not us? Maybe it's because we humans are meant to be rooted in one spot.”

Firsts Humans Brother South Legs Spots Meant To Be Rooted Annuals Roost

Author:Mitchell Burgess

“I think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think of it as my novel having a new life.”

Thinking Two Book Play Novel New Life

Author:Louis Sachar

“Not counting Small Steps, I think Holes is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story revealed itself. It hasn’t changed my life, other than that I have more money than I did before I wrote it. I’m still too close to Small Steps to compare it to Holes.”

Thinking Way Stills Book Stories Term Steps Changed Holes Setting Settings Compare Plot More Money Counting Changed My Life Small Steps

Author:Louis Sachar

“I didn't become a good writer until I learned how to rewrite. And I don't just mean fixing spelling and adding a comma. I rewrite each of my books five or six times, and each time I change huge portions of the story.”

Mean Book Stories Five Huge Six Portions Fixing Good Writers Spelling

Author:Louis Sachar

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