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There was a choice to be made, and Lena hadn't made it. The songs never lied. At least, they hadn't yet. ↗

— Kami Garcia

#made #never-lied #songs #beauty

Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed. ↗

— Howard Nemerov

#forgetful #light #nothing #say #shadow

I liked the kid who wrote me that he had to do a term paper on a modern poet and he was doing me because, though they say you have to read poems twice, he found he could handle mine in one try. ↗

— Howard Nemerov

#could #doing #found #had #handle

The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me. ↗

— Howard Nemerov

#good wife #job #me #secrets #steady

Even at the United Nations, where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices, the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent, one window not so great. ↗

— Enid Nemy

#building #corner #could #dead #designed

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#bad thing #children #occasionally #parents #place

President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need. ↗

— Randy Neugebauer

#bush #communities #declaration #devastating #emergency

I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award. ↗

— Aaron Neville

#been #cardinal #chosen #gibbons #had

Quarterbacks are always ready. ↗

— Jack Kemp

#quarterbacks #ready

So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years. ↗

— Aaron Neville

#found #front #guilty #had #i