“Read, read, read. That's all I can say.”
― quote from The Secret of the Old Clock
“Not many girls would have used their wits the way you did," the officer observed.”
― quote from The Secret of the Old Clock
“I promise to be as careful as a pussycat walking up a slippery roof,”
― quote from The Secret of the Old Clock
“Ada and Isabel had been unpopular in high school. They had talked incessantly of money and social position, making themselves very obnoxious to the other students.”
― quote from The Secret of the Old Clock
“No, no!” Nancy cried out. She then gave a quick but complete resume of what had taken place at the Tophams’ cottage. Jeff Tucker added his account. Nancy reported what had taken place at the Tophams’ cottage The police officer needed no further urging. Immediately he summoned four men and issued orders.”
― quote from The Secret of the Old Clock
“We have photostating equipment right here. I’ll have a couple of copies made while you wait. Or shall I send them to your office?” Mr. Drew”
― quote from The Secret of the Old Clock
“Soon a messenger brought back the will, together with two photostats of the document.”
― quote from The Secret of the Old Clock
“That’s the direction the thieves took,” Nancy told him, noting the dust and tire marks which revealed the van’s exit onto the highway. “But,” she added, glancing at the dashboard clock, “they’re probably too far away by this time for us to catch them.” “Yes, ding it,” Jeff muttered. Nancy drove as rapidly as the law permitted toward Melborne. All the while, Jeff Tucker peered from one side of the road to the other.”
― quote from The Secret of the Old Clock
“I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses,”
― Stephen Greenblatt, quote from Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
“Afraid of decision, I buried my finer feelings in the depths of my heart and they died there.”
― Mikhail Lermontov, quote from Der Held unserer Zeit: Kaukasische Lebensbilder
“Well, you're not [fat]. You have, like, the ideal balance of fat and muscle. ...If I were a cannibal, I'd eat you.”
― Natasha Friend, quote from My Life in Black and White
“Romans 2:7–8: “To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.”
― Gary L. Thomas, quote from Sacred Marriage: Celebrating Marriage as a Spiritual Discipline
“Cuando regresaron, el escultor les mostró el caballo terminado.
Y uno de los niños, con los ojos muy abiertos, le preguntó:
-Pero... ¿Cómo sabías que adentro de aquella piedra había un caballo?”
― Eduardo Galeano, quote from Days and Nights of Love and War
Hopscotch
Max
El Diablo
Bastard Out of Carol...
White Teeth
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