Munro Leaf quotes
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“His mother saw that he was not lonesome, and because she was an understanding mother, even though she was a cow, she let him just sit there and be happy.”
-- Munro LeafSource : Munro Leaf (1977). “El cuento de Ferdinando”, Puffin
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“...She Let Him Just Sit There and Be Happy.”
-- Munro LeafSource : Munro Leaf (1977). “El cuento de Ferdinando”, Puffin
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“With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.”
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“What does 'happy' mean? Happiness is not a state like Vermont.”
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“The only day in your life.... Your mother smiled when you cried...”
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“Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.”
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“Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often.”
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Source : Speech at the Ceremony to Inaugurate the Restored Humayun's Tomb Gardens, New Delhi, India, April 15, 2003.
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