Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them, and Mary herself could never look through them again to tell Laura what she was thinking without saying a word.
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Related Persons appear to us according to the light we throw upon them from our own minds. -Laura Ingalls Wi... LAURA INGALLS WILDER When I was only eleven years old, I decided to become a writer. I told this ambition in a letter to ... SONIA LEVITIN You couldn't get more original than Laura. Laura. Yes, she was an original, all right. One of a kind... VLADIMIR NABOKOV But as she continued and finished her tale, I could tell that her heart was elsewhere, and when she ... KELLY BARNHILL You can never get in her head and know what she was thinking when she killed her daughter and know w... HOWARD CURTIS Her innocence was maddening. She should know. She should know what her steward had done. She should ... MARIE RUTKOSKI I read a lot of fantasy. I adored 'Anne of Green Gables'. But my favourite books as a child ... TRACY CHEVALIER What made you think this was a good idea?” Captain Goode shifted uncomfortably. “Mr. Kent, ... TARUN SHANKER They both hated to lose and they were both great team leaders. Pam made her teams better and Laura d... DICK PIRETTI The insistent drums were an unwelcome reminder of the existence of another world, wholly autonomous,... PAUL BOWLES They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura h... LAURA INGALLS WILDER I couldn't tell what colour her eyes were. They were wet and dark and shining, like pools of deep, s... GLENDA MILLARD There was no real need for her to tell them that yet again, but that was all right with her. She was... DAVID WEBER Laura could win a point with a passing shot or she could volley her way to a point. She is a skilled... DICK PIRETTI Arleen’s children did not always have a home. They did not always have food. Arleen was not always... MATTHEW DESMOND I loved Frances Hodgson Burnett, who wrote 'The Little Princess' and 'The Secret Garden.... MARY POPE OSBORNE Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House' series is a national treasure, beloved by generati... ISABEL GILLIES Even though he was here, she couldn't quite process it. She squeered her eyes shut before opening th... NICHOLAS SPARKS The sacrifices of friendship were beautiful in her eyes as long as she was not asked to make them. HECTOR HUGH MUNRO I'm not saying she was lying to me, but she just acted so different before I got to know her, and if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is go... TERESA HEINZ Anna had been preparing herself for this meeting, had thought what she would say to him, but she did... LEO TOLSTOY When I was a girl I would look out my bedroom window at the caterpillars; I envied them so much. No ... PATCH ADAMS I guess when she did what she did, she did not realize what we were going to think could of happened... MARIA PARTON He made a sound like a choked laughed before he reached out and pulled her into her arms. She was aw... CASSANDRA CLARE Her eyes, always sad, now looked into the mirror with particular hopelessness. "She's flattering me,... LEO TOLSTOY She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing... VOLTAIRE Before Christina could stop herself, her gaze dipped lower. Holy saints, the outline of his manhood ... AMY JARECKI Mike had a wife and her name was Terri. She came before me, and I knew that. That was just that. Not... JODI SCHIAVO There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the wo... TERRY PRATCHETT Don’t look at me like that, I see those pink cheeks when you talk about him,” she observed. “I... BEVERLY L. ANDERSON When Laura Jane handed it over to the city she didn't want it commercial. I do not think they (Laura... STEVE WENZEL She put others before herself and yet you hate her. What did she do to you? EDWARD KITSIS AND ADAM HOROWITZ Now I only need to look out at them through my sky-blue eyes. They see their own ill will<... MARGARET ATWOOD Peter," she began. He looked up at her, and she could see the pain in his eyes. "I love you," she sa... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT He understood her affinity to the water, inspiring as it was beautiful, and soothing to the soul. St... D.A. HENNEMAN But there was a difference in their hardness and hers and just what the difference was, she could no... MARGARET MITCHELL I used to look at (my dog) Smokey and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what yo... FRED JUNGCLAUS Her eyes stung from crying for so long and having some tears dry on them. Her body was weak from the... ROXANNA ALIBA KAZIBWE And again Harry understood without having to think. It did not matter about bringing them back, for ... J.K. ROWLING although she went home that night feeling happier than she had ever been in her short life, she did ... E. LOCKHART The men in the room suddenly realized that they did not want to know her better. She was beautiful, ... TERRY PRATCHETT How she wished she had Elizabeth to herself for a little so they could discuss what Henry's real int... ANNA GODBERSEN He saw her right after the seventh-period bell rang. She seemed dressed for the sole purpose of blen... FRANCINE PASCAL You could only see her eyes. She has big blue eyes, and all you could see were those big blue eyes s... KANDY MENDOCK She knows what her strengths are and she uses them to prove herself. CARRIE ZERVAS Eyllwe,” Chaol breathed. “Send word to Eyllwe. Tell them to hold on—tell them to prepare.” P... SARAH J. MAAS She was desperate and she was choosey at the same time and, in a way, beautiful, but she didn'... CHARLES BUKOWSKI Sometimes I feel she hasn't left...especially when I wear the photo charm necklace with her picture ... PAMELA PALMER MUTINO That was what her parents did not understand—and had never understood—about stories. Liza told h... LAUREN OLIVER A little girl and her father were walking along in the evening. She was fascinated by the stars, and... FRANCIS GAY She had this dark cancer water dripping out of her chest. Eyes closed. Intubated. But her hand was s... JOHN GREEN Maude meant nothing that she said. She knew how pretty she looked in furs. She was a rattle, not und... ERNEST GEORGE HENHAM What young people didn’t know, she thought, lying down beside this man, his hand on her shoulder, ... ELIZABETH STROUT She tried to think of what to say to make it all better again, or at least the way it was before she... CHERYL STRAYED But even though she was attractive, there was something else about her that caught his eye. She was ... NICHOLAS SPARKS It was always the same; other people gave up loving before she did. They got spoilt, or else they we... ÉMILE ZOLA It was like they waited to tell each other things that had never been told before. What she had to s... CARSON MCCULLERS He was like rain, a subtle nudge to the soul. He arrived quietly, often without warning. At times he... LAUREN VALENCIA I thought how you can never tell just by looking at them what they were thinking or what was happeni... DAVID ALMOND Peter..." He straightened, his back to her like a wall. Then, slowly, he turned his face toward... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT So often they made her think of the phrase “Blood is thicker than water,” because at times blood... VICTORIA KAHLER So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the windows, so the little h... LAURA INGALLS WILDER His soul,' she would say, 'picked mine up and we flew.' And to those who gave her a disbelieving loo... MARIE-ELENA JOHN She wasn’t afraid of difficulties; what frightened her was being forced to choose one particular p... PAULO COELHO Fuck, she was so sick of herself—herself and her fucking emotional retardation. How did people do ... STACIA KANE ..She still was not happy, she never had been. What caused this inadequacy in her life? Why did ever... GUSTAVE FLAUBERT Those who had seen eyes like hers before understood instantly that she was a woman who had suffered,... DANIELLE STEEL Laura felt a warmth inside her. It was very small, but it was strong. It was steady, like a tiny lig... LAURA INGALLS WILDER just as sweet as Laura was. EMILY HOLLABAUGH Fuck, she was so sick of herself-herself and her fucking emotional retardation. How did people do th... STACIA KANE Witches were a bit like cats. They didn’t much like one another’s company but they did like to k... TERRY PRATCHETT You know, Emily was a selfish old woman in her way. She was very generous, but she always wanted a r... AGATHA CHRISTIE I was cautious in what I said before the young lady; for I could not be sure that she was sane; and,... EDGAR ALLAN POE And if they thought her aimless, if they thought her a bit mad, let them. It meant they left her alo... CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE She sat up, cheeks flushed and golden hair tousled. She was so beautiful that it made my soul ache. ... RICHELLE MEAD I love you." Isobel said. Because even if the words could not stop what was coming, they were still ... KELLY CREAGH He can guess, but he won't ever know, not really. What it was like, what she was thinking, everythin... CELESTE NG If you like somebody, then it's easier to play with them and it's easier to play harder beside them,... FRANCOIS FOURNIER What were you thinking about just now while you were looking out the window?" To his surprise, ... JUDITH MCNAUGHT So that's it. That's the big secret. I tried to kill myself on New Year's eve. Just like Sadie did l... MICHAEL THOMAS FORD If your mother did not know how to love herself, or your father did not know how to love himself, th... LOUISE L. HAY That was a bad situation for me, ... I'm lucky I actually got a chance to wake up and see them and g... WILLIE PONDER She attacked. What she did is she got into the lane and caused havoc. She not only created for herse... CHET REED She laughed when there was no joke. She danced when there was no music. She had no friends, ye... JERRY SPINELLI She was a beautiful person. She was always doing things for people. I called her the rescue ranger. ... AUTRAULIA HARRIS And as she looked at the pool she saw the waters gather up into a column, rushing up foaming and sta... ELLIOT MABEUSE A number of years ago, I was unfaithful to my wife, Laura. I am completely responsible for what happ... MIKE COX The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. She was very old, though she did not kno... PETER S. BEAGLE She felt as she often did in class when she was nearly sure she had the right answer, but could not ... CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE if she thought she'd seen his eyes burn before, it was nothing compared to what they were doing now.... J.R. WARD It was a deal where she was coming through town on her first record and still traveling without a ba... JACK ROBERTS Laura began to model herself more and more on those around her; to grasp that the unpardonable sin i... HENRY HANDEL RICHARDSON She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she tho... F. SCOTT FITZGERALD She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the... JERRY SPINELLI She was illusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, th... JERRY SPINELLI She knew I could tell with one glance, one look, one simple instant. It was her eyes. Despite the th... SARAH DESSEN They each have a story to tell about what they went through: an 82-year-old lady standing on her bed... DANIEL ALMARODE I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. ... TERESA HEINZ KERRY ...Again she did not seem to hear, still looking into Cale’s eyes. Then slowly, hopelessly, she dr... PAUL HOFFMAN
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THORNTON WILDER Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the im... THORNTON WILDER There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, th... THORNTON WILDER He has Van Gogh’s ear for music. BILLY WILDER When one of these flashbacks was reported to me by a conscious patient, I was incredulous. For examp... WILDER PENFIELD The problem of neurology is to understand man himself. WILDER PENFIELD ...I realized that there was a thrilling undiscovered country to be explored in the mechanisms of th... WILDER PENFIELD I rose by sheer military ability to the rank of corporal. THORNTON WILDER France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper. BILLY WILDER France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you cannot tear the toilet paper. BILLY WILDER A play visibly represents pure existing. THORNTON WILDER Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of th... THORNTON WILDER The best thing about animals is they don't talk much. THORNTON WILDER The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which ... THORNTON WILDER It's when you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you're having an adve... THORNTON WILDER For what human ill does dawn not seem to be alternative? THORNTON WILDER Brain surgery is a terrible profession. If I did not feel it will become different in my lifetime, I... WILDER PENFIELD There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the ... THORNTON WILDER My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your ... THORNTON WILDER I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of... THORNTON WILDER Rest, with nothing else, results in rust. 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Human beings can rise to fairness, can administer something that... GENE WILDER I always picture my grandkids looking at their grandfather and saying, 'My grandfather was the l... DEONTAY WILDER Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's. BILLY WILDER Obama was elected in a flourish of promise that many in the African-American community believed woul... DOUGLAS WILDER Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it's wonderful. If it st... GENE WILDER You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning. BILLY WILDER The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much. THORNTON WILDER A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard. BILLY WILDER I was raised by both parents up to 17. We had a good family. We had a middle class family, good teac... DEONTAY WILDER It's a great feeling to be the WBC champ of the world, but there's more to gain from this. 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THORNTON WILDER I'm not a natural writer like, let's say - I'm not talking about Arthur Miller; that'... GENE WILDER The Austrians are brilliant people. They made the world believe that Hitler was a German and Beethov... BILLY WILDER Marriage is a bribe to make a housekeeper think she's a householder. THORNTON WILDER Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous. THORNTON WILDER Wherever you come near the human race there's layers and layers of nonsense. THORNTON WILDER Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high o... THORNTON WILDER Where there is an unknowable there is a promise. THORNTON WILDER I wanted to do - there was this film called 'Magic' that Anthony Hopkins did. And the direct... GENE WILDER When we got back to my room, Gilda gave the dog a bowl of water and set some newspaper down in the b... GENE WILDER Many who have dedicated their life to love, can tell us less about this subject than a child who los... THORNTON WILDER Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking dur... DOUGLAS WILDER I'm going to tell you what my religion is. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Pe... GENE WILDER A lot of comic actors derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing su... GENE WILDER During the 2008 campaign, I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president. I did so early, when many ... DOUGLAS WILDER There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different fro... THORNTON WILDER Literature is the orchestration of platitudes. THORNTON WILDER Agents are like tires on a car; in order to get anywhere at all, youneed at least four of them, and ... BILLY WILDER Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award. BILLY WILDER The unencumbered stage encourages the truth operative in everyone. The less seen, the more heard. Th... THORNTON WILDER Many plays, certainly mine, are like blank cheques. The actors and directors put their own signature... THORNTON WILDER We live in what is, but we find 1,000 ways not to face it. Great theatre strengthens our faculty to ... THORNTON WILDER I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being... THORNTON WILDER The theatre is supremely fitted to say: Behold! These things are. Yet most dramatists employ it to s... THORNTON WILDER Life is an unbroken succession of false situations. THORNTON WILDER France is the only country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper. BILLY WILDER Even memory is not necessary for love. There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the... THORNTON WILDER Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners -- your lecherous lia... THORNTON WILDER There are some more expensive brands that I like, but they're not as attainable at this stage in lif... CHERRYN WILDER It used to be that we in films were the lowest form of art. Now we have something to look down on. (... BILLY WILDER I had a lot of great moments with David Haye. DEONTAY WILDER I was born a leader, never a follower. I never felt peer pressure. If the group goes left, I go righ... DEONTAY WILDER My mother was suffering every day of her life, and what right did I have to be happy if she was suff... GENE WILDER People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn't got me this far for no reas... DEONTAY WILDER He still has some working documents to sort out before we can offer him a contract, but we certainly... VALERIE WILDER If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent. THORNTON WILDER Since the heady days of the 2009 Inauguration, middle-class independents have grown increasingly dis... DOUGLAS WILDER France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper BILLY WILDER Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black ... DOUGLAS WILDER She closes her eyes, and I can see the moisture. She’s deep-breathing again, and I notice her hand... JASINDA WILDER Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. THORNTON WILDER When I went to college, I went to a junior college. I wanted to go to the University of Alabama but ... DEONTAY WILDER There is no auto pilot in U.S.-China relations, but relations have matured to the point where neithe... DENNIS WILDER My basic mistake in 'The World's Greatest Lover' was that I made the leading character a... GENE WILDER The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. THORNTON WILDER