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anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a predilection

How did I get here? Somebody pushed me. Somebody must have set me off in this direction and clusters of other hands must have touched themselves to the controls at various times, for I would not have picked this way for the world.

Who does i'the wars more than his captain canBecomes his captain's captain: and ambition,The soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss,Than gain which darkens him.

There is a silence. But sometimes it's as dangerous not to speak. "Yes, we are very happy," I murmur. I have to say something. What else can I say?

Podríamos convocar a Eurídice desde el mundo de los muertos, pero no podríamos lograr que respondiera; y cuando nos giramos para mirarla, la divisamos sólo un momento, antes de que se nos deslice de las manos y se desvanezca. Como todos los historiadores sabemos, el pasado es una gran tiniebla llena de resonancias. Desde ellas pueden llegarnos algunas voces; pero lo que nos dicen está imbuido de la oscuridad de la matriz de la cual salen. Y por mucho que lo intentemos, no siempre podemos descifrarlas e iluminarlas con la luz prístina de nuestro propio tiempo.

Ainult mulle tundub, et tihti inimene ei tea algul isegi, mis teda huvitab, ja avastab selle alles kõneldes millestki, mis teda eriti ei huvita. Sinna ei ole midagi parata. Sellepärast ma arvan, et inimene jäetagu rahule, kui ta on vähemalt millestki huvitatud ja kõneldes põlema läheb. Mulle meeldib, kui keegi põlema läheb. See on nii kena.

房子——可是显然她头脑里丝毫没有这种打算。至于汤姆，他在纽约有个女人这种事倒不足为怪，奇怪的是他会因为读了一本书而感到沮丧。不知什么东西在使他从陈腐的学说里摄取精神食粮，仿佛他那壮硕的体格的唯我主义已经不再能滋养他那颗唯我独尊的心了。 一路上小旅馆房顶上和路边汽油站门前已经是一片盛夏景象，鲜红的加油机一台台蹲在电灯光圈里。我

Yes; these four evenings have enabled them to ascertain that they both like Vingt-un better than Commerce;

But the misfortune of speaking with bitterness is a most natural consequence of the prejudices I had been encouraging. There

Mr. Avery sat on the porch every

Exista un soi de oameni care ... se gindesc atit de mult la lumea cealalta, incit n-ajung niciodata sa invete cum sa traiasca in lumea asta.

Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.

But they knew in their hearts that once science had declared a thing possible, there was no escape from its eventual realization…"Childhood's End - Ch. 15

Now we come to forgiveness. Don't worry about forgiving me right now. There are more important things. For instance: keep the others safe, if they are safe. Don't let them suffer too much. If they have to die, let it be fast. You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.

Old love; there's no other kind of love in this room now. When

I want to take a fresh look at things and form my own opinion, not just ape my parents, as in the proverb The apple never falls far from the tree.

He finished combing his goddamn gorgeous hair.

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.

should infinitely prefer a book.

I know it to be the established custom of your sex to reject a man on the first application, and perhaps you have even now said as much to encourage my suit as would be consistent with the true delicacy of the female character