...for the first time I couldn't feel really interested in my mother's letter. The small concerns of home, instead of coming close to me and enveloping me as I read about them, remained small and far away; they were like magic lantern slides without a lantern to bring them back to life. I didn't belong there, I felt; my place was here; here I was a planet, albeit a small one, and carried messages for other planets. And my mother's harping on the heat seemed irrelevant and almost irritating; she ought to know, I felt, that I was enjoying it, that I was invulnerable to it, invulnerable to everything...
L.P. Hartley
Related There are more stars than there are people. Billions, Alan had said, and millions of them might have... FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES When I was at home, I felt loved and safe. My sisters were always a safe haven for me. I knew they w... KHLOE KARDASHIAN It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut... NEIL ARMSTRONG I have kept a diary, WITHNAIL AND I I keep stressing that last year put everything in perspective. I felt like football was my whole lif... STEVE SMITH It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut... NEIL ARMSTRONG When I came to Los Angeles, it was the first time that I ever felt like I belong somewhere. Not beca... JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT I know for me personally (after Friday's game), I just wanted to come in and bring them energy. I wa... RALPH HOLMES Let me put it this way: when I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that ever... TERRY MCMILLAN I just meant as far as coming to the games on time; it was just like I was under the microscope, eve... LATRELL SPREWELL No one wanted to loan me anything. My numbers were small because I was just starting. I used all my ... DR. CHAUVET As I came closer, it took shape: long, slender, and curling, with numerous heart-shaped leaves. I fe... COLLEEN BOYD It was a little too lonely for me, ... The (traditional Mexican) music took me to a place that felt ... EUGENE RODRIGUEZ 'One Tree Hill' really had an impact on my life. It was the first time I left my house and m... DANIELLA ALONSO I went to three other parishes, but I really felt comfortable at St. Lawrence. I went to one liturgy... GLADYS POZZA Every time I was driving on the L.A. freeway in a small car, it was very unnerving for me. One time ... LAUREN LEE SMITH I thought it was a neat thing they did. We had a small remembrance here at school on Friday. In smal... JERRY MORTIMER I asked, “When the Rebellions were at its peak doing nonsense, everyone was trying to keep away fr... DREXEL DEAL Holl?” Seth turned over. “Where you going?” “Home. Sorry. Go back to sleep.” I pulle... JULIE ANNE PETERS It was a feeling of that I didn't really belong or didn't really fit. Everybody had questions and wa... KATHLEEN BOGART For many people, the family is portrayed as the settled place of reasonable safety, but as anyone wh... ARUNDHATI ROY I was teased if I brought my books home. I would take a paper bag to the library and put the books i... WALTER DEAN MYERS I was heartbroken at first. But as soon as they told me I was too small, I just crossed them off my ... JASON FERGUSON All of this made me feel better about myself, and I was grateful to the books for teaching me-withou... BROCK CLARKE Get this (economic plan) passed. Later on, we can all debate it. , TO NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATORS The thing I liked about Troy is that it seemed like a school that was based on sports. Like a lot of... DEWHITT BETTERSON I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an act... AMITABH BACHCHAN Nilipozaliwa nilipendwa na kuogopwa, watu walicheza na mimi lakini mimi sikucheza nao. Niliwapenda. SIMON MASHALLA For a small period of time, she was the only one who understood what I was feeling. She made me feel... KIERA CASS The camp was liberated, but we as human beings were not. That was the saddest day of my life. For th... JACK TERRY Everything was working. My fastball felt good, I was able to throw it with velocity, and my slider w... CHAD CORDERO I think it was just generally that my footwork was really not good. I just felt uncomfortable moving... PATTY SCHNYDER It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For a long time, I felt like my identity was to fight. My identity was to be a world champion. That ... DOMINICK CRUZ The environment I was raised in, you had to, to survive. MARK WAHLBERG I didn't wave my daisy. I felt small, the way an ant must feel looking up at a field of wildflowers.... CHELSEA SEDOTI Shauna and Val have been my teammates for a long time. I feel like I helped Shauna out a lot, especi... JEAN PRAHM My finger felt really good. I took snaps for the first time and that was one of the things I was won... JOE GERMAINE When I was a child and they burned me out of my home, I was frightened and I ran away. Eventually I ... JOSEPHINE BAKER Emma cites the structure of the [Eating Disorder] Unit as being important to her decision to disenga... CAROL LEE My dad picked me up and rocked me in the chair. I felt small and weak and I wanted to hold him back ... BENJAMIN ALIRE SáENZ When I first came in the stadium I felt like I was home, ... I had these butterfly feelings. But the... DENNIS KING I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON They were filming this TV pilot called Adventures of St. Clair Island in Seattle . It was really kin... CHAD KIMBALL The important thing is that I returned with a great yearning for my people in that small village at ... TAYEB SALIH I lay there with my mind running amuck, on the brink of madness. And somehow, gradually, early Sunda... JOHN MARSDEN My pillowcases were totally full and the boots hanging around my neck added to the weight I was carr... CAPTAIN HANK BRACKER, "SUPPRESED I RISE" My mother was totally different from the mothers of my friends. She would never separate from me. In... CHANTAL AKERMAN I don't even like to talk about it. I hated being a number and not merely because I was a very s... GEORGE GROSZ There was a small point in my life in law school, right before I moved to Newark, when I didn't ... CORY BOOKER ...being Lulu, it made me realize that all my life I've been living in a small, square room, with no... GAYLE FORMAN When I stepped into the box, I felt the at-bat belonged to me. Everybody else was there for my conve... REGGIE JACKSON I thought Google was the coolest place. People there were so smart and they were all doing these rea... BEN SILBERMANN They were filming this TV pilot called Adventures of St. Clair Island in Seattle . It was really kin... CHAD KIMBALL At first, I found the music I was making really hard to find a home for. I felt like my attitude was... M.I.A. There was a period of time when I first moved to Nashville, like the first couple of years, that I w... FAITH HILL (It was) like a giant hand reaching down from the sky, grabbing me like a frog, and throwing me full... TOM GREEN When I was a small boy, 10, 11, 12, probably somewhere around there, when I first heard a blues song... HUGH LAURIE I wanted him to meet Ainsley. She was super important to me. I made my decision. “I...I would like... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I couldn't sleep for nights on end, as my brain felt like there were thoughts colliding within i... ANDY BEHRMAN I was a prisoner inside my own body. I felt desperate, angry, stupid, confused, ashamed, hopeless an... CARL SUTTON When I was small, I was the same as everyone else. I used to play in a small council estate nearby. ... EDEN HAZARD No one saw this coming. Now they know who we are and we are going to have to come back and work even... DAVE VANDIVER Holding this soft, small living creature in my lap this way, though, and seeing how it slept with co... HARUKI MURAKAMI We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want... PRINCE WILLIAM Family is the most important thing in the world. PRINCESS DIANA You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I ... CATHERINE THE GREAT
More L.P. Hartley
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. L.P. HARTLEY Try now, try now, it isn't too late' ... Excitement, like hysteria, bubbled up in me from ... L.P. HARTLEY Why do you like Hugh better? Because he is a Viscount?' 'Well, that's one reason,' I admitted, ... L.P. HARTLEY If my twelve-year-old self, of whom I had grown rather fond, thinking about him, were to reproach me... L.P. HARTLEY To my mind's eye, my buried memories of Brandham Hall are like effects of chiaroscuro, patches of li... L.P. HARTLEY She is not fair to outward view
As many maidens be;
Her loveliness I never knew
Until sh... HARTLEY COLERIDGE If you sit and feel sorry for yourself, you're wasting your time. You should be in acting class,... JUSTIN HARTLEY Any father can relate to feeling like a superhero when you put a Band-Aid on your kid. JUSTIN HARTLEY There's death and there's loss, but there's also celebrations, right? JUSTIN HARTLEY It was a hard-fought game on both sides. BRUCE HARTLEY We got down in the first quarter, but we played them even the rest of the way, and that gave us some... BRUCE HARTLEY When I took over two years ago, my feeling was that we needed to make basketball more enjoyable for ... BRUCE HARTLEY Things are really catching on. The last two Fridays that we've been home, we've had great crowds. BRUCE HARTLEY It's all about story and character with me, and I don't care if the job is on daytime or pri... JUSTIN HARTLEY It's a big blow, BILL HARTLEY They beat how many teams to be here? They're one of the 16 [Little League teams ] left [in the world... BILL HARTLEY Up here, it's hard to be down, BILL HARTLEY It's been the road they traveled to get here that was the special thing. They'll see that as they gr... BILL HARTLEY rock stars back into reality. BILL HARTLEY We're really pleased to have one of the country's hottest retailers. BILL HARTLEY We're happy to end our participation in this season of' Arts Nights, City Lights' with an evening of... BILL HARTLEY This kid worked his rear off to get up here. I don't want to be sour grapes ... but I'm a father. BILL HARTLEY Such events help Merritt Square achieve its goal of being the area's center for entertainment, shopp... BILL HARTLEY We plan to continue to build support in the community, develop a plan and work with a fundraising co... BILL HARTLEY The turning point was the 5-on-3 that we killed early. If they scored on that they're a confident te... BOB HARTLEY This morning in the dressing room they were as down as I've seen a hockey club. Tonight they showed ... BOB HARTLEY It's just another important win. They're all big wins. We're desperate. We didn't get the start (of ... BOB HARTLEY When I saw Kari make the first save against Sullivan I knew we were in good shape. BOB HARTLEY From the first day I got here, I realized he was unbelievably skilled. You combine skill and hard wo... BOB HARTLEY He?s a hard nosed player. He plays a great up and down game. It was a great shot on the first goal a... BOB HARTLEY The kid is rested, that's for sure. BOB HARTLEY It's not like one player out of 600 is playing with an illegal stick. The list of guys playing with ... BOB HARTLEY He has been our most consistent two-way player all year, and I can use him in any situation. He's an... BOB HARTLEY If there's a problem with that hit then I'll retire. BOB HARTLEY Commemoration of Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham, Teacher, 1901 Be not afraid to pray... to ... HARTLEY COLERIDGE Pray to be perfect, though material leaven
Forbid the spirit so on earth to be;
But if for any... HARTLEY COLERIDGE The soul of man is larger than the sky,
Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark
Of the unfathom... HARTLEY COLERIDGE The love light in her eye. HARTLEY COLERIDGE If the town continues to support us and asks us to stay, I'm sure we will continue to do both. CAROLE HARTLEY The town has really given us a warm welcome ... They've sure turned out to support us. CAROLE HARTLEY We've had a good turn out of regulars and new people. CAROLE HARTLEY We opened up Friday and we didn't stop all weekend. CAROLE HARTLEY They were carrying them out and I was just sobbing. CAROLE HARTLEY The merry lark he soars on high,
No worldly thought o'ertakes him.
He sings aloud to the clear... HARTLEY COLERIDGE She is not fair to outward view As many maidens be; Her loveliness I never knew Until sh... HARTLEY COLERIDGE Her very frowns are fairer far
Than smiles of other maidens are. HARTLEY COLERIDGE The merry year is born like the bright berry from the naked thorn. HARTLEY COLERIDGE I don't have a gardener, because I enjoy pulling weeds. It's hard to explain, but there is s... JUSTIN HARTLEY She is not fair to outward view / As many maidens be; / Her loveliness I never knew / Until she smil... HARTLEY COLERIDGE We have to give credit to Tampa Bay, New Jersey and Montreal. They have put on some great streaks, b... BOB HARTLEY The locals are really enjoying it. What's great about Merritt Square is that we are centrally locate... BILL HARTLEY I don't think it will be much longer than that. But they're really being cautious. As soon as a guy ... BOB HARTLEY There's never an easy loss, but I thought we started the game like we wanted to start. Unfortunately... BOB HARTLEY Our best players are simply not our best players right now, it's as simple as this. BOB HARTLEY We don't focus on the little details. Right now we're squeezing, we're squeezing the stick. If we wo... BOB HARTLEY We don't focus on the little details. Right now, we're squeezing the stick. You can't expect to win ... BOB HARTLEY To represent your country is something you always dream of. He's good enough to play, but we see him... BOB HARTLEY It seems like every game, we have chances to get on the board first but we're not capitalizing. We'r... BOB HARTLEY We have the same team that we did before. But the race is getting tougher and tougher. It's only Jan... BOB HARTLEY When you look at the standings, it's all jumbled up. There's still plenty of games. But you don't wa... BOB HARTLEY You don't play with a head injury. You can come back from a broken leg, but ... a head injury could ... BOB HARTLEY In the finals, I felt strong but I just didn't feel sharp. It's disappointing when you don't do your... BLYTHE HARTLEY If we take care of the inches, we will not have to worry about the miles HARTLEY COLERIDGE We've put birth in the same category with illness and disease and it's never belonged there. Birth i... CARLA HARTLEY Her very frowns are fairer far, / Than smiles of other maidens are. HARTLEY COLERIDGE It doesn't get much better then scoring a hat-trick in the semi-final at Hampden Park. I'm delighted... PAUL HARTLEY Pension funds are caught in a vicious circle. The UK gilt market has now almost completely detached ... CHRIS HARTLEY It's a good thing we can't recognize them all now. It means maybe they're not being hit as much. WAYNE HARTLEY I feel very relieved and happy. It was definitely a tough day for me today. I physically wasn't feel... BLYTHE HARTLEY I was quite pleased overall although I could have been sharper on some dives. BLYTHE HARTLEY Absolutely not. As soon as I take anything for granted, that's when I start making mistakes. I alway... BLYTHE HARTLEY I thought the fans were great, ... Maybe there could have been a few more in the stands, but they su... BLYTHE HARTLEY The Chinese are absolutely amazing and such great divers. It's an honor, BLYTHE HARTLEY I thought, maybe, my goal is to make top six in the finals, ... Coming in first is just a shock. It'... BLYTHE HARTLEY When you have such amazing talents like Alex and Riley, then they succeed really quickly with the he... BLYTHE HARTLEY If they qualify for the meet, and they handle the pressure at the trials, then usually they have eno... BLYTHE HARTLEY It varies for individuals. It's clear to both coaches and parents if the child is mature enough and ... BLYTHE HARTLEY There's going to be a lot of 5-on-4s and 5-on-3s because obviously the referees want to make a state... BOB HARTLEY I was told he shouldn?t be on the bench; he worked very hard to get here, BILL HARTLEY That home run gave Maitland a huge lift. BILL HARTLEY I'm not surprised that they touched people. What really gets you is how many people they touched. Pe... BILL HARTLEY ...You work that hard to get up here, and you think, one pitch and it could be all over for your son... BILL HARTLEY We're playing with passion. These guys never quit. We're seeing within our dressing room guys commit... BOB HARTLEY Birth is SAFE; Interference is RISKY! CARLA HARTLEY It's really tough to count them this year. They're all out mulling around and the calves are playing... WAYNE HARTLEY I haven't ever had so many women come up to me and tell me that I made them cry. And they're... JUSTIN HARTLEY It's the one thing we can actually do something about. Obey the laws. If you're going to run fast, s... WAYNE HARTLEY I think that was another good day for Dany. Winning the game makes it a better day. BOB HARTLEY The best thing that is happening to us is that we have a day off. We have kind of lost our game. BOB HARTLEY My heart goes out to those people who for years have had the door slammed in their face. All they wa... DENA HARTLEY I don't believe the revenue derived from a four-day event is worth the liability. DENA HARTLEY They definitely need a place to ride. This issue is not going to go away. It is just going to get wo... DENA HARTLEY Some have caseloads of thousands, others hundreds, so that affects what they are able to do, but the... DANA HARTLEY There were a lot of ideas, maybe even some we had not considered. It was good to get that feedback. DANA HARTLEY There is going to be a survey on what they expect and [the] quality of advising they're getting. DANA HARTLEY It's too early to assess where we are in the turnaround. Revenue is down and we want to see them ris... DAVID HARTLEY Imported and non-native brands are becoming an increasingly important part of the marketplace. DAVID HARTLEY It was a positive quarter, with everything in line in terms of their guidelines and our expectations... DAVID HARTLEY This a cash machine that is sharing the wealth. That's an important catalyst for long-term growth. DAVID HARTLEY It's becoming an alternative to grocery stores and department stores in a lot of ways. It's quite im... DAVID HARTLEY With six consecutive quarterly earnings misses and a 2006 forecast to be a transition year, manageme... DAVID HARTLEY Having a new state-of-the-art plant is encouraging, but it does not ensure that Cott will do a bette... DAVID HARTLEY It's not surprising on two fronts. One, that they sold it, and two, that it's not worth much. DAVID HARTLEY It's not a surprise that the business was sold and it's not a surprise they didn't receive much for ... DAVID HARTLEY Brazil has been a disaster from the get-go. It's not a surprise they sold it, and it's not a surpris... DAVID HARTLEY There is an event once a year that I'm able to sing at, through 'Passions,' in Tennessee... LINDSAY HARTLEY We formalized the process of reaching out to them. You could talk to Tom or Tom's people, or Roy or ... GREGG HARTLEY We put together a budget for what we thought we would raise and spend on the convention and whatever... GREGG HARTLEY There is probably no other member of the House that appears at as many events as Roy. GREGG HARTLEY Without Tom DeLay, a lot of this wouldn't have been possible for Roy. They're good friends. They're ... GREGG HARTLEY One of the things that industries have to deal with and look at is if you've got reasonable labor co... HARTLEY POWELL Selecting the best site for a business operation requires balanced consideration of many factors, in... HARTLEY POWELL I'm absolutely delighted. I looked in the mirror in the morning and told myself it was going to be m... PAUL HARTLEY Kenny's on fire right now. PAUL HARTLEY Money for schools is given through tax money. Every year there is a plan of what revenue is expected... RICHARD HARTLEY The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. LESLIE P. HARTLEY The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. LESLIE POLES HARTLEY Read+Study+Research=Knowledge. Apply all brings Wisdom. ALEX HARTLEY JR. A deep love resides inside each of us. This love is independent of the desires, thoughts, and opinio... MARLON HARTLEY LINDSAY