#pen

I no longer have the terrible nightmares that I used to have. Mao had just died in 1976, and China began to open up. For the first time scholarships to go to the West to study were awarded on academic merit. ↗

— Jung Chang

#awarded #began #china #died #first

I've pent up all my aggression, kept swallowing it and swallowing it. ↗

— Mark David Chapman

#i #kept #pent #swallowing #up

Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people. ↗

— Samuel Chase

#depend #general #good #government #great

I can't even open my eyes underwater. ↗

— Jessica Chastain

#eyes #i #open #underwater

I've spent my life being embarrassed. ↗

— Jessica Chastain

#embarrassed #i #life #my life #spent

Hands still in the air, Jordan reached back and gently caressed her cheek. Dying for this woman would be no hardship. He'd die a thousand times over if it would take away her pain. Since he had every intention of living a long and healthy life with Eden at his side, he sincerely hoped Noah was on his way and dying wouldn't be necessary. ↗

— Christy Reece

#romantic-suspense #life

One of the reasons the deficit got as big as it did, frankly, was because of the economic slowdown, the fall-off in deficits, the terrorist attacks. A significant chunk was taken out of the economy by what happened after the attacks of 9/11. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#attacks #because #big #chunk #deficit

If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen. ↗

— Cher

#happen #how #make #make it happen #out

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#because #been #compensated #does #healed

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#mind #mouth #object #opening #shut