

“I watched her undress with moonlight shivering across the room from behind sheer curtains that moved with the currents from the hearth fire.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow

“It was not Quoyle's chin she hated, but his cringing hesitancy, as though he waited for her anger, expected her to make him suffer.”
― The Shipping News
― The Shipping News

“What terrible splashing!’ the elephant frowned.
‘I can’t let my very small persons get drowned.
I’ve GOT to protect them. I’m bigger than they.”
― Horton Hears a Who!
‘I can’t let my very small persons get drowned.
I’ve GOT to protect them. I’m bigger than they.”
― Horton Hears a Who!

“Gardening is easier and quicker when spacings are correct for different plants.”
― Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
― Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing

“I’ve often been asked about this personality trait—my ability to maintain composure in the middle of crisis. Sometimes I’ll say that it’s just a matter of temperament, or a consequence of being raised in Hawaii, since it’s hard to get stressed when it’s eighty degrees and sunny and you’re five minutes from the beach. If I’m talking to a group of young people, I’ll describe how over time I’ve trained myself to take the long view, about how important it is to stay focused on your goals rather than getting hung up on the daily ups and downs.”
― A Promised Land
― A Promised Land
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