Carson McCullers Quotes
The music left only this bad hurt in her, and a blankness. She could not remember any of the symphony, not even the last few notes. She tried to remember, but no sound at all came to her. Now that it was over there was only her heart like a rabbit and this terrible hurt.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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Hypnotism is trespass into the territory of another's consciousness. Its temporary phenomena have nothing in common with the miracles performed by men of divine realization.
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I'm totally comfortable with myself.
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I don't think I have a black-hat image.
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You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
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Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.
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When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.'
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I just read and read and read. ... I have always enjoyed reading.
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After the gold was removed from my body I felt lighter, more free. They say this is what happens if you lack metal. You begin to think as an independent person.
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Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison, and then waiting around for the rat to die.
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It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ardent Theist & an evolutionist. … I have never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God.
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I like how my body feels when I'm in shape; I love how it feels after I work out each day. Fitting in the clothes I like to wear comfortably and living a healthy lifestyle is important to me.
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Our faith is stronger than death, our philosophy is firmer than flesh, and the spread of the Kingdom of God upon the earth is more sublime and more compelling.
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Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream.
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It has given me a global vantage point, being the daughter of immigrants from China, who had nothing when they came here. And now I am leading a company. It speaks to something deep in me, the concept that you don't have to start with anything.
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I guess part of the hit-man appeal is the solitude. Everybody is lured to the idea of the solitary life.
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We believe this is a crucial next step in revealing what was improper and getting money back to shareholders who lost money.
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Now, gentlemen, let tomorrow be their Waterloo!
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When Mitt Romney talks about women, when he says he believes that we can do any job a man can do, I know from experience that he's speaking from the heart.
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Reckon it's best if you don't have anyone you care about; then it can't hurt you. Don't have to be afraid of losing someone if you no one to lose.
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It was late at night, in that night caf' She's eating ice cream, when I heard her say Please pick me up Tomorrow in the heart of L.A. City now, At four o'clock, she took a cap I saw her waving, never saw her back She told me that She's living in the heart of L.A. City now.
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The music left only this bad hurt in her, and a blankness. She could not remember any of the symphony, not even the last few notes. She tried to remember, but no sound at all came to her. Now that it was over there was only her heart like a rabbit and this terrible hurt.
