“What is past, one cannot change,
so each backward glance is a bit of the present slipping away.”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“If there is no wind, you must learn to row. —Polish Proverb”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“Push not the river; it will flow on its own accord. —Polish Proverb”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“Life is like the moon— now dark, now full. —Polish Proverb”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“No man knows courage,” his father had told him, “who has not known fear.”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“Few Polish citizens left on the Praga side of the River Vistula were allowed to live. The burning of the bridge was fortuitous, however, for the Russians were held at bay, allowing the night to cool their red rage. In the morning, the English ambassador to Poland and the Papal Nuncio crossed the river and secured from Suvorov assurance that the capital would be taken peacefully.”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“There are three things that are difficult to keep hidden: a fire, a cold, and love. —Polish Proverb”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“There's no key to the woods and fields.”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“Wherever you go, you can never leave yourself behind. —Polish Proverb”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“Follow your heart. Indulge your whims. They are usually correct. And when they are not, do not allow the world to judge you overly much.”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“A child, she reasoned, does not pick its parents nor the circumstances of its birth. A”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
“The roots of learning are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. —Polish Proverb”
― James Conroyd Martin, quote from Push Not the River
James Conroyd Martin
Born place: in Philadelphia, The United States
Born date June 10, 2018
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“Secrets are a snake’s way of doing business.” “And snakes survive,”
― Sabaa Tahir, quote from A Torch Against the Night
“I poured out a libation on the mountain top … I heaped up wood and cane and cedar and myrtle … When the gods smelled the sweet savour they gathered like flies over the sacrifice”
― Graham Hancock, quote from Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
“Like a glimpse of eternity instantly forgotten. She is gone.”
― Laura Whitcomb, quote from A Certain Slant of Light
“I guess you've grown up anyway, Janie. Even with all the bricks I put on your head to keep you little.”
― Caroline B. Cooney, quote from The Face on the Milk Carton
“I might have known better, nothing is what everybody wants, the world runs on that law. Personally, if I could, I would instigate Meat-Axe Day, and out of the goodness of my heart I would whack your head off with a couple of others. Every man should be allowed one day and a hatchet just to ease his heart.”
― Djuna Barnes, quote from Nightwood
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