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uncles years fiction
IT is mere coincidence that Cooper was born in the year which produced The Power of Sympathy and that when he died Uncle Tom's Cabin was passing through its serial stage, and yet the limits of his life mark almost exactly the first great period of American fiction. Carl Clinton Van Doren
uncles taken people
In Charn [Jadis] had taken no notice of Polly (till the very end) because Digory was the one she wanted to make use of. Now that she had Uncle Andrew, she took no notice of Digory. I expect most witches are like that. They are not interested in things or people unless they can use them; they are terribly practical. C. S. Lewis
uncles believe gold
And therefore, Uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that [Christmas] has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it! Charles Dickens
uncles dark past
They whirled past the dark trees, as feathers would be swept before a hurricane. Houses, gates, churches, hay-stacks, objects of every kind they shot by, with a velocity and noise like roaring waters suddenly let loose. Still the noise of pursuit grew louder, and still my uncle could hear the young lady wildly screaming, "Faster! Faster!"
uncles mean merry-christmas
Christmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge's nephew. "You don't mean that, I am sure?" "I do," said Scrooge. "Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? what reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough.
uncles brain brass
You can't make a head and brains out of a brass knob with nothing in it. You couldn't do it when your uncle George was living much less when he's dead.
uncles air gentleman
My uncle, gentlemen, could say nothing; he was so very much astonished The queerest thing of all, was, that although there was such a crowd of persons, and although fresh faces were pouring in, every moment, there was no telling where they came from. They seemed to start up, in some strange manner, from the ground, or the air, and disappear in the same way.
uncles heart dark
Of all the ruinous and desolate places my uncle had ever beheld, this was the most so. It looked as if it had once been a large house of entertainment; but the roof had fallen in, in many places, and the stairs were steep, rugged, and broken. There was a huge fire-place in the room into which they walked, and the chimney was blackened with smoke; but no warm blaze lighted it up now. The white feathery dust of burnt wood was still strewed over the hearth, but the stove was cold, and all was dark and gloomy.
uncles lying done
When I was young, an eccentric uncle decided to teach me how to lie. Not, he explained, because he wanted me to lie, but because he thought I should know how it's done so I would recognise when I was being lied to. Brian Eno
paper littles holding-on
In the little hall leading to it was a rack holding various Socialist or radical newspapers, tracts, and pamphlets in very small print and on very bad paper. The subjects treated were technical Marxist theories. Agnes Smedley
paper stressful
Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life. Byron Katie
paper faces pieces
It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
paper nobody-knows knows
There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
paper trouble plenty
I get into plenty of trouble. It just doesn't seem to get picked up by the papers. Jamie Cullum
paper readership reporting serve
We're still going to be a politically independent paper. We're still going to be the paper for Boulder's young adults and serve that readership with our reporting and advertising. Randi Miller
paper examination six
The Ten Commandments should be headed like an examination paper: No more than six to be attempted. Bertrand Russell
paper littles buying
If all you succeed in doing in life is getting rich by buying little pieces of paper, it's a failed life. Life is more than being shrewd in wealth accumulation. Charlie Munger
paper standards higher
I'd like to see cartoonists measuring their work by higher standards than how many papers their strips are in and how much money they make. Bill Watterson
letters pigeons messages
Compare sending someone a text message and getting a love letter delivered by carrier pigeon. No contest. Bryan Callen
letters mines
Don't fear anything for your letters, they are burnt one by one and I hope you do the same with mine. Camille Claudel
letters raspberries fans
You know what a fan letter is - it's just an inky raspberry. Bob Hope
letters bigs arrested
When you get arrested it's in big letters. When you get acquitted it's in small letters. Charles Barkley
letters grammar graves
Grammar is the grave of letters. Elbert Hubbard
letters mix quite since six wait weeks
Letters is antsy, but he's ready. He's been off quite a while and can't wait to mix it up with someone. He's a little nervous, too. It's been six weeks since a 'live' bout, so that's quite a mid-season break.
letters fans awake
When I awake dramatically I start off my day by reciting aloud a fan letter. Austin Mahone
letters listen losers seems stupid winners
Unfortunately, it seems like there are always winners and losers with this kind of decision. They'll probably write letters to the editor, tell us how stupid we are, and tell us we don't listen to the public.
letters people received
I have done those for people who have received those letters and they find out they have a refund.