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Quote by George Horace Lorimer

“Believe me, it is no time for words when the wounds are fresh and bleeding; no time for homilies when the lightning's shaft has smitten, and the man lies stunned and stricken. Then let the comforter be silent; let him sustain by his presence, not by his preaching; by his sympathetic silence, not by his speech.”

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George Horace Lorimer

George Horace Lorimer was an outstanding American journalist, born on October 6, 1867, and died on October 22, 1937. He had a profound impact on the field of journalism, known for his keen insight and deep understanding of the value of news. more

“Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the ripples in the pond; and whenever you're sad, no one anywhere can be really happy. And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.”

“When you're very young and you learn something - a fact, a piece of information, whatever - it doesn't connect to anything.”

Facts Young Pieces Information

Author:Norton Juster

“There are good books and there are bad books, period, that's the distinction.”

Book Periods Distinction Good Book

Author:Norton Juster

“Why, can you imagine what would happen if we named all the twos Henry or George or Robert or John or lots of other things? You'd have to say Robert plus John equals four, and if the four's name were Albert, things would be hopeless.”

Ifs Happens Would Be Names Four Imagine Hopeless Plus

Book:The phantom tollbooth

Source: The phantom tollbooth

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