And Edward was surprised to discover that he was listening. Before, when Abilene had talked to him, everything had seemed so boring, so pointless. But now, the stories Nellie told struck him as the most important thing in the world and he listened as if his life depended on what she said." (page 69)
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But the thou... KATE Why do people get back in the box ?,
when deep down inside there isn't room enough.
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Three o clock, it's time to stop,
Thinking about what is not.
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being sleepless in the desert has it's charm.
A billion ... KATE Is it okay to lose you'reself once in a while.....
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Now I know what I did wrong all the ti... KATE Don't approach someone with false intensions, especcialy when they are not good enough. Because ther... KATE My sore throath can't find my voice anywere, and my thought's can't find my sleep. KATE Time is precious....I would love to spend a day how I really want to spend it...or maybe a few.. KATE Back to the corner where you came from, and dim that little light, before it finally discover's how ... KATE I tried to stop the morning coming in so fast
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but it looks like I have to settle for less again. KATE You can listen to a song a thousand times, and then, suddenly, the lyrics kick in,.... like someone ... KATE If water would be running up,
would it wash away the spots,
underneath the places, where we usually ... KATE No one knows that a simple and calculated decision for the one with potential, is the final end of t... KATE Be fearless. Be glib. Be enigmatic. Read. Never give up. LAUREN KATE With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still you... KATE MIDDLETON Storytelling is as old as speech. It existed before humans first began to carve shapes in stones and... KATE FORSYTH I'd go on the train to castings, changing from my school uniform on the train. I carried on like... KATE MOSS Addiction is a hugely complex and destructive disease, and its impact can be simply devastating. All... KATE MIDDLETON I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister. KATE MIDDLETON I like that there's no love as fierce as the love you feel for your family; that there's no ... KATE KLISE Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doi... KATE ATKINSON So the storm passed and every one was happy. KATE CHOPIN Each language has its own take on the world. That's why a translation can never be absolutely ex... KATE GRENVILLE I need to be looked after. I'm not talking about diamond rings and nice restaurants and fancy st... KATE WINSLET Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't tu... KATE WINSLET Ah... romance to me is spontaneity. It's not diamond earrings; it's a bunch of daffodils tha... KATE WINSLET I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman. KATE WINSLET I really believe in, 'Move on, live and let live, forgive and forget.' KATE WINSLET Life is short, and it is here to be lived. KATE WINSLET I danced a lot when I was younger, and I've always had decent, shapely legs and thought it's... KATE WINSLET Every woman has a mother, and every woman will have an issue with that mother and things that mother... KATE WINSLET I love the routine. 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KATE WILLIAMS Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth a... KATE WILLIAMS Over the years to come, one thing is for certain: if the monarchy wishes to stay relevant and in pow... KATE WILLIAMS I like boxes because of the secrets they hide. KATE WILLIAMS The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or ... KATE WILLIAMS I am part of a team organising an Emma Hamilton exhibition for the National Maritime Museum for 2016... KATE WILLIAMS Between 1945 and 1965, the number of colonial people ruled by the British monarch plunged from 700 m... KATE WILLIAMS Acting was all I ever really wanted to do. KATE WALSH For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, ... KATE WALSH Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if ... KATE WALSH I struggle with control. KATE WALSH I loved campaigning for Obama. KATE WALSH My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back. KATE WALSH I still like to make crank calls. KATE WALSH I would definitely love to be a parent. KATE WALSH No matter what job you do, we all have a much different life than our parents had. My parents' g... KATE WALSH There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture. KATE WALSH I'm not a clean freak. My house is a mess. KATE WALSH I've done every diet there is. KATE WALSH Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes. KATE WALSH I have always been the girl who keeps on trying. I try! I try! KATE WALSH You never want to rest on your laurels. You want to keep doing things that terrify you. KATE WALSH I think a lot of people just aren't aware how young you can be and be diagnosed with breast canc... KATE WALSH I'm stronger and sassier as a redhead. KATE WALSH I'm lucky. I've got pretty good genes. KATE WALSH I used to skip breakfast, but eating gets my metabolism going, so I burn more calories all day. KATE WALSH People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from... KATE WALSH I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice. KATE WALSH I've learned over and over that life happens on its own terms, not mine. KATE WALSH I drink tons of water. When you're puffy, you think you can't drink water since you feel mor... KATE WALSH I've got four roommates and they all have fur and tails. KATE WALSH I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of... KATE VOEGELE I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations.... KATE VOEGELE I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celeb... KATE VOEGELE I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete. KATE VOEGELE My music is the chicken soup kind. I want people to get a good feeling in their soul from these song... KATE VOEGELE More than anything I want to get up there and hang out with the audience, make everybody feel like i... KATE VOEGELE I've always had a bazillion songs in my archive, but I want to play people stuff they know. Now ... KATE VOEGELE Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences ... KATE VOEGELE We really got a lot of very conservative gay people. You could look at the figures from the last ele... KATE CLINTON They didn't even like Margaret Thatcher but at least there was Margaret Thatcher. There have bee... KATE CLINTON