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At one time he [Cornelius Vanderbilt] personally controlled some 10 percent of all the money in circulation in the United States. ↗

— Bill Bryson

#history #the- #home

الناس يجهدون أنفسهم هكذا لثلاثة أسباب : إما لأنهم مجانين ، أو حمقى ، أو يحاولون النسيان ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#novel #people #love

He knew she was there by the joy and terror that took possession of his heart [...] Everything was lit up by her. She was the smile that brightened everything around. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#leo-tolstoy #love #love

I stare at the stars... And even though there are so many and they look so close together, I know they are light years apart. The glitter in the sky looks as if I could scoop it all up in my hands and let the stars swirl and touch one another, but they are so distant, so very far apart, that they cannot feel the warmth of each other, even though they are made of burning. This is the secret of the stars, I tell myself. In the end, we are alone. No matter how close you seem, no one else can touch you. ↗

— Beth Revis

#love #stars #together #togetherness #love

I have stories. But stories are not facts.' 'I like stories. Love them, actually. Most of the time they're better than facts. ↗

— Morgan Rhodes

#stories #love

Tom: If you love with kindness, even when you can't love with permanence, you'll deserve the one who's worthy along that path for you. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#love #nora-roberts #tom #love