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“Like birds of passage, the instincts drift the soul adventurously beyond the horizon of sensible things, as if intent on convoying it to the mother country from whence it had flown.”

Ifs Soul Country Mother Bird Instinct Horizon Passages Sensible Mother Country Beyond The Horizon

Author:Amos Bronson Alcott

“Sensible fathers and mothers, when their children marry, go back to the old days and renew their youth.”

Children Mother Father Youth Sensible Old Days

Book:Green Dolphin Street

Source: Green Dolphin Street

“My first notebook was a Big Five tablet, given to me [at age five] by my mother with the sensible suggestion that I stop whining and learn to amuse myself by writing down my thoughts.”

Writing Firsts Bigs Age Mother Given Five Sensible Suggestions My Thoughts Notebook Whining Tablets Stop Whining

Book:We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction

Source: We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction

“My mother was pretty strict. I hated it, but maybe it made me a bit more sensible.”

Made Mother Bits Hated Sensible Strict

Author:Mark Ronson

“I had a good, sound upbringing with sensible people around me. I was brought up by intelligent parents. My mother always said to me, "You've got to work at your career and you've got to be good at it. Okay, you've had a bit of success but that's not longevity. You've got to really work for a long time."”

People Long Said Mother Bits Parent Sound Careers Long Time Okay Intelligent Be Good Sensible Longevity Upbringing

Author:Olivia Newton-John