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“We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame and no one else to accept the accolades.”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“This parting cannot be for long; for those who love as we do cannot be parted. We shall always be united in thought, and thought is a great magnet. I have often spoken to thee of reason, now i speak to thee of faith”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“He who ascends to mountaintops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“You’ve got to admit it takes real genius to start out with nothing and build what she has so brilliantly built. Only”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“Because people are always afraid of what they do not know, what they do not understand, the unfamiliar or the different, and that fear invariably turns to hate. Unreasoned hatred that makes no sense. In”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“and with great solemnity, ‘I’m glad yer stopped ’em fighting. I’m scared”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“There are some people who hate for no reason at all. They just simply hate. They do not realize that their unjustified hatred inevitably turns inward to destroy them. Yes, it is self-destructive in the long run.”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“carried a nosegay of summer flowers. Winston”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“a damp June morning Emma accompanied them”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame and no one else to accept the accolades.”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
“arm more tightly, as much to quell her own fears as give support to Adele. When they finally reached the hall, Adele looked around swiftly and then she also shivered and drew her robe about her. It seemed”
― Barbara Taylor Bradford, quote from A Woman of Substance
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Born place: in Leeds, West Yorkshire, The United Kingdom
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“Guilt is a strong motivator, sometimes even stronger than love.”
― Cornelia Funke, quote from Reckless
“Ram, can't you see it doesn't matter anymore what I do, but you, you're still needed at home. You go. If my people are still there, tell them the truth. Let them rejoice that Fergox took me away before I could do any more damage to my country."
"No, I refuse that mission, Princess. See, you are still ordering me around like a ruler--it's in you, it's what you are meant to be, no matter what others are telling you. I've given my word that I'll only escape with you by my side. So forget about yourself for a moment: if you care anything about me, about the fate of my country and yours, you are coming with me or I don't go."
"But, Ram--"
"You've got my little horse still?"
She nodded.
"I believe that in the Islands it is understood that when you accepted it, you took responsibility for my soul. I'm holding you to that, Tashi.”
― Julia Golding, quote from Dragonfly
“Hell and furies!" Eleanor had begun to pace, her skirts swirling about her ankles. "What was he thinking?"
"When does he ever think?" Richard straddled a chair and accepted a wine cup from Raoul. "If he were to sell his brain, he could claim it had never been used.”
― Sharon Kay Penman, quote from Devil's Brood
“I realized then that even though I was a tiny speck in an infinite cosmos, a blip on the timeline of eternity, I was not without purpose. And as long as I had a part in the music of the spheres, even if it was only a single grace note, I was not worthless. Nor was I alone.”
― R.J. Anderson, quote from Ultraviolet
“And you'd be surprised what you can do to the people you love.”
― Amanda Hocking, quote from Tidal
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