Mr Hawkins said nothing; the Hawkins' domestic affairs were arranged upon the principle that Fanny supplied the talk and he the silence.
My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood.
She would seize every opportunity to dive into the bathroom, in a swirl of white towels, and once in there she was as hard to dislodge as a limpet from a rock.
It was no half-hearted spring, this: the whole island vibrated with it as though a great, ringing chord had been struck. Everyone and everything heard it and responded.
You cannot choose your battlefield, God does that for you; But you can plant a standard Where a standard never flew. (From )
O seasons, O castles, What soul is without flaws? All its lore is known to me, Felicity, it enchants us all.
An experiment is a question which science poses to Nature and a measurement is the recording of Nature's answer.
Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank -- but that's not the same thing.
We're famous" iggy whispered so low that Fang could barely hear him. "So's Swine Flu" Fang whispered back.
The cliche that sea dry up and rocks rot away, but the heart never changes is nothing but a beautiful fantasy.
Gratitude and love are always multiplied when you give freely. It is an infinite source of contentment and prosperous energy.
Sometimes I think people were meant to be strangers. Not to get to know one another, not to get close enough to damage the heart made older by each new encounter.
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.
Don't you know Poole, you and I are about to place ourselves in a position of some peril?
Believe that you're as bright as the stars, Always help others in need, Be super, Be great, Be amazing... Be yourself! Bullying Ben
People say of me, 'She's peculiar.' They do not understand me. If they did they would say so oftener and with emphasis.
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
Perhaps she just needed to remind herself more often how that gold was still floating above her head, it's minuscule particles visible only when pierced by a certain light.
Gray,” he whispered in his ear. Grayson moaned softly in return. “I'm here for you. I exist only for you. Tell me what you want me to do and I'll do it.
I think it's better to not know certain things. It gives the world an extra bit of mystery, which is important to us as human beings.
If people are well paid for reality television and cotton candy and dunking a basketball, why can't they be well paid for changing young minds?
