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A.S.A. Harrison
"As for herself, every morning on waking she gives thanks to the God she doesn't disbelieve in. Although she can't credit him with saving her, she needs this outlet for her gratitude."
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Source : A.S.A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife”, p.242, Hachette UK
A.S.A. Harrison
#Gratitude Quotes
#Morning Quotes
#Giving Quotes
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“If and when you do decide to share your experience with your husband, it should be because you feel ready to do so, not for any other reason.”
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“You ask whether I am going over to the history of science... no, I am not as old as that.”
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“If you worry about disaster all the time, that's what you're going to get.”
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“That's more along what the story is, as opposed to me being onstage singing.”
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“I was sorry to see the News of the World go down, I think it was a great campaigning newspaper. Who can forget the News of the World's high profile campaign against child sex offenders which led to News of the World readers burning down the home of a paediatrician, throwing rocks at a pedalo, stamping on a centipede.”
Source : "Carpet Remnant World". Comedy, 2012.
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“I don't think I was ever...trying to kill myself but I knew that if I'd ever gone too far...I wouldn't care.”
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“When you read a great book, you don’t escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. There may be a superficial escape – into different countries, mores, speech patterns – but what you are essentially doing is furthering your understanding of life’s subtleties, paradoxes, joys, pains and truths. Reading and life are not separate but symbiotic.”
Source : "Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile". www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012. 
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“If we were to abandon concern for what is true, what is false, and what remains indeterminate, the world would be totally chaotic. Even those who deny the importance of truth, on the one hand, are quick to jump on anyone who is caught lying.”
