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But she woke up just then, and in the moonlight covered herself with a blanket. She smiled at him drowsily and called him "Yero, my hero," and that melted his heart. ↗

— Gregory Maguire

#life

your life can change in an instant. that instant can last forever. ↗

— Laura Kasischke

#instant #life #the-life-before-her-eyes #change

French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#calm #dynamic #french #language #makes

Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#benefits #democrats #failed #fight #gamble

We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#israel #speak #stand #subject #voice

The FBI has always supported big business and big government. ↗

— Leonard Peltier

#big #big business #big government #business #fbi

What Bill Clinton did to us was cruel. The White House gave my attorneys indications that there was a good chance for my clemency to be granted. I had to prepare myself for being released because there was no sign that my petition would be denied. ↗

— Leonard Peltier

#because #being #bill #bill clinton #chance

It is an artist's duty to reflect the times. ↗

— Nina Simone

#music #nina-simone #music

This town of churches and dreams; this town I thought I would lose myself in, with its backward ways and winding roads leading to nowhere; but, I found myself instead. -Magic in the Backyard (excerpt from American Honey) ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#country #finding-yourself #inspiring #journey #literature

Millions also perished in the Chinese camps, and there have been terrible genocides in Cambodia and Vietnam. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

#been #cambodia #camps #chinese #millions