“And yet, even as she spoke, she knew that she did not wish to come back. not to stay, not to live. She loved the little yellow cottage more than she loved any place on earth. but she was through with it except in her memories. ”
― Maud Hart Lovelace, quote from Heaven to Betsy
“You might as well learn right now, you two, that the poorest guide you can have in life is what people will say.”
― Maud Hart Lovelace, quote from Heaven to Betsy
“What would life be like without her writing? Writing filled her life with beauty and mystery, gave it life...and promise.”
― Maud Hart Lovelace, quote from Heaven to Betsy
“That's the way you have to be with boys," said Betsy. "Beam about their old football when you're dying to know whether they're going to take you to a party.”
― Maud Hart Lovelace, quote from Heaven to Betsy
“... the poorest guide you can have in life is what people will say.”
― Maud Hart Lovelace, quote from Heaven to Betsy
Maud Hart Lovelace
Born place: in Mankato, MN, The United States
Born date April 25, 1892
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“Noting the lack of crime or security in the Netherlands, the author asked a native who guarded a national landmark. He got the replay, "We all do.”
― Bill Bryson, quote from Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
“It exasperated her sometimes. The way men could be so sure of themselves. They put words together like sheds or shelves and you could stand on them they were so solid. And those feelings which overwhelmed you in the small hours turned to smoke.”
― Mark Haddon, quote from A Spot of Bother
“Lord. Do not doubt His power.” Only the starets was allowed to address her with such informality. She was the Matushka, Little Mother; her husband, Nicholas II, the Batiushka, Little Father. It was how the peasantry viewed them—as stern parents. Everyone around her said Rasputin was a mere peasant himself. Perhaps so. But he alone could relieve Alexie’s suffering. This peasant from Siberia with his tangled beard, stinking body, and long greasy hair was heaven’s emissary. “God has refused to listen to my prayers, Father. He”
― Steve Berry, quote from The Romanov Prophecy
“Shermy: Men are better than women!
Patty: They are not!!
Shermy: Washington was a man! Jefferson was a man! Lincoln was a man!
Patty: Your mother is a woman!!
Shermy: You got me!”
― Charles M. Schulz, quote from The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
“The point to keep in mind is that you don't lose fat because you cut calories; you lose fat because you cut out the foods that make you fat-the carbohydrates.”
― quote from Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
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