The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year - the days when summer is changing into autumn - the crickets spread the rumour of sadness and change.
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Spring into summer, summer into fall,--
So rolls the cha... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) Don't sacrifice the present and attempt to achieve the impossible- to completely correct the past...... ASSEGID HABTEWOLD I'm in the middle of the road, it seems vague of unclear way, of where I'm going but no matter what ... HLONIM They stand uncertainly underneath immense skies, and everything about them is drowned. JACK KEROUAC I heard the Denver and Rio Grande locomotives howling off in to the mountains. I wanted to pursue my... JACK KEROUAC I read my copy of On the Road and dug the scenery whizzing past. On the Road is a semi-autobiographi... CORY DOCTOROW North Korean leader Kim Jong Un needs to be appreciated for remembering the white flag before a war.... APURVA GAGLANI Darkness is nothing but an opportunity to spread light JACKIE VIRAMONTEZ Nuclear, ecological, chemical, economic — our arsenal of Death by Stupidity is impressive for a sp... JEANETTE WINTERSON We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL She herself is a haunted house. She does not possess herself; her ancestors sometimes come and peer ... ANGELA CARTER The profound ability to use aural and written language has enabled our species to collectively explo... KATHERINE VUCICEVIC No, sweet one. See, my precious: if we has it, then we can escape, even from Him, eh? Perhaps we gro... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we... NICHOLAS SPARKS La vida era como una canción. En el comienzo, hay misterio, al final, hay una confirmación, ... NICHOLAS SPARKS شعر آخر می توانم امشب غمناک ترین سطرها را بنویسم PABLO NERUDA A joy as intense as pain NICHOLAS SPARKS Savor the moment. Set a goal that you value and plan the steps to of getting there in a way that you... TERENCE T. GORSKI As long as that song plays, I get to put my hands on you, and I can’t guarantee I’m going to be ... MEREDITH WILD Just give me one night, Vanessa. One night, and I won’t let you regret it. MEREDITH WILD We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed... JOHN H. GROBERG Beautify your breath – beautify your life. AMIT RAY An emotionally locked person refuses to let go of their sad memories and live in the now. KILROY J. OLDSTER She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl... IN THE MAKING Funny, cute and kissable I've found a girl that makes me lose control Every night's like t... THE SUMMER SET Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY 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 As bright examples of great qualities are but too uncommon among Christians, so are they singular an... JAMES FENIMORE COOPER Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... There is no such thing as objectivity. We are all just interpreting signals from the universe and tr... BONES THE DOCTOR IN THE PHOTO God is not impressed with what PRECEDES your name, but how you PROCEED in His Name." BJ NELSON When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that wo... RICK RIORDAN I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON Go out into the world, traveler. See what the long nights and hard days feel like, after a week of t... KATHERINE ARDEN It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life. J.R.R. TOLKIEN Though he walked and breathed, and about him living leaves and flowers were stirred by the same cool... J.R.R. TOLKIEN In the beginning, there was nothing and from nothing came our species then behold the dawn of music.... GARY F EVANS... It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become. DR. SEUSS And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually. JIMI HENDRIX The rules only applied to people who couldn’t afford different rules. CAMERON STRACHER Before you dive in head first, make sure the water is not shallow. KATHERINE DIVOLIS Now is everything Now is the essence Now is the focus Focus on the now For that ... KAREN HACKEL
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BETTY WHITE This is a vicious witch-hunt aimed at crushing the voice of dissent. AIDAN WHITE At a time when editorial independence needs to be defended, we find the closure of this newspaper sh... AIDAN WHITE There is a great deal of concern that there is a fundamentalist religiosity emerging that is demandi... AIDAN WHITE The media community is determined to create a meaningful dialogue that will improve understanding be... AIDAN WHITE Impunity in the killing of journalists remains the intolerable scandal of our times that can no long... AIDAN WHITE Baghdad has become a deathtrap for journalism. No journalist is safe once they take to the streets. AIDAN WHITE We are asking the government to intervene on behalf of all Canadians. CBC should be providing local ... AIDAN WHITE The Tunisian authorities continue to show intolerance of independent opinion and free expression. Bu... AIDAN WHITE No. That is not what I heard him say. AIDAN WHITE One preacher turned me on, another turned me off. BARRY WHITE Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as ... BARRY WHITE Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day. BARRY WHITE The whole system of society tells you what to do. BARRY WHITE I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my... BARRY WHITE People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird. BARRY WHITE I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me... BARRY WHITE I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music business the way I... BARRY WHITE We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It's just beg... BARRY WHITE The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Tho... BARRY WHITE When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my ha... BARRY WHITE I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was... BARRY WHITE As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every wor... BARRY WHITE I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again. BARRY WHITE There's people making babies to my music. That's nice. BARRY WHITE I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth. BARRY WHITE I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 19... BARRY WHITE I try to tell a story musically in a song. BARRY WHITE When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy. BARRY WHITE Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong. BARRY WHITE If you go to a building to skate, or if you go to these places to skate, you're told it's ag... SHAUN WHITE I've always been under the impression that it would be such a bummer to be in a peaceful place l... SHAUN WHITE Apparently, there's a little red demon dwarf that haunts the city, and before every major bad th... MEG WHITE It is amazing how generous people really are. This has really been a great thing. ALAN WHITE Our strategy is to focus on those areas where we can have a good competitive advantage, so we do thi... ALAN WHITE It's too bad that the taxpayers have to bear the brunt of additional bills, ALAN WHITE Obasanjo has absolutely no control over this guy, ... like a head of state down there. ALAN WHITE It is a great relief to finally have won our first game, especially against such a strong side as Ro... ALAN WHITE Every faculty and virtue I possess can be used as an instrument with which to worry myself. HALE WHITE There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art ... HALE WHITE