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“Spring comes with joyous laugh, and song, and sunshine, and the burnt sacrifice of the over-ripe boot and the hoary overshoe. The cowboy and the new milch cow carol their roundelay. So does the veteran hen. The common egg of commerce begins to come forth into the market at a price where it can be secured with a step-ladder, and all nature seems tickled.”

Doe Seems Song Common Steps Laughing Sacrifice Spring Sunshine Eggs Cows Boots Commerce Cowboy Veteran Ladders Joyous Ripe Secured Carols Hens

Author:Edgar Wilson Nye

“It's no laughing matter being a Republican in these perilous times. Anyone can be a Republican when the stock market is up, but when stocks are selling for no more than they're worth, I tell you, being a Republican - it's a sacrifice.”

Matter Business Laughing Sacrifice Republican Selling Perilous Times

Book:Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)

Source: Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)

“There are a lot of comedic actors who are just out to be the funny one and get all the laughs and they'll sacrifice your joke, the scene, the story just to be the star. All they want is attention and to be number one. You can spot those guys from a mile away and they're the worst.”

Want Stories Guy Actors Stars Numbers Attention Laughing Sacrifice Worst Scene Jokes Miles Spots Comedic Miles Away

Author:Jake M. Johnson

“I think one of the dangers of humor is becoming seduced by it and sacrificing the story for a few laughs.”

Thinking Stories Laughing Sacrifice Danger Becoming

Author:Matthew Healy

“Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God's sight. Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason.”

Ifs Should Heart Reason Beautiful Faces Romance Girl Women Laughing Sacrifice Youth Ambition Beats Sight Silent Dear Tragic Sober Sweetest Parts Of Life Faded Sour Gowns Little Women Spinsters

Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“Some must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more heartily. Sacrifices are necessary.”

May Able Laughing Sacrifice Cry

Author:Jean Rhys

“You shut out from your society the gentle and the good. You laugh at the simple and the pure. living, as you all do, on other and by them, you need at self-sacrifice, and if you throw bread to the poor, it is merely to keep them quiet for a season.”

Ifs Needs Self Simple Poor Laughing Sacrifice Pure Quiet Seasons Bread Gentle Self Sacrifice

Book:The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings

Source: The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings

“mostly we've had to found ways to amuse ourselves." "Really?" Valkyrie asked. "Like what?" Plight's smile faded. "Like human sacrifice." He grabbed one arm and Lenka grabbed the other and Valkyrie cried out. Then they both let go. laughing. "Naw," Plight said, we just play board games." ..."she fell for it!" gasped Lenka. "She fell for the human sacrifice bit!”

Way Humans Said Play Found Games Bits Laughing Sacrifice Arms Letting Go Boards Cried Faded Plight Board Games

Author:Derek Landy

“Please don't take him away from this world. Please don't let him die here in my arms, not after everything we've been through together, not after You've taken so many others. Please, I beg You, let him live. I am willing to sacrifice anything to make this happen- I'm willing to do anything You ask. Maybe you'll laugh at me for such a naive promise, but I mean it in earnest, and I don't care if it makes no sense or seems impossible. Let him live. Please. I can't bear this a second time. Tell me there is still good in this world. Tell me there is still hope for all of us.”

Ifs World Mean Stills I Can Seems Happens Care Together Dies Asks Laughing Taken Impossible Sacrifice This World Willing Arms Bears Please Promise Don't Care I Don't Care Naive Earnest

Author:Marie Lu