I must not linger on details, daughter, because if we dally, this account may be left unfinished, and no one wants to read hundreds of quartos only to find that the story has no clear ending.


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It was a long time ago: 'Angela's Ashes' by Frank McCourt. It was a great story that was...
ISABEL GILLIES
Rekindle the joy yachtsman that lies deep inside of you; share magic crystals and watch it grow!
ISABEL YOSITO
I collect crystals and gemstones, and I've been collecting them since I was a little girl. They ...
ISABEL LUCAS
I eventually came to understand that in harboring the anger, the bitterness and resentment towards t...
ISABEL LOPEZ
What I really love about them... is the fact that they contain someone's personal history...I find m...
ISABEL WOLFF
What I love about the stories of the Great Migration is that this is not ancient history; this is li...
ISABEL WILKERSON
The heart jungle drum beat finds its voice in love and matchsticks.
ISABEL YOSITO
There's no point in dwelling on rejection.
ISABEL LUCAS
A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state.
ISABEL PATERSON
It is the personal thoughtfulness, the warm human awareness, the reaching out of the self to one's f...
ISABEL CURRIER.
It is indeed ironic that we spend our school days yearning to graduate and our remaining days waxing...
ISABEL WAXMAN
May love's kindred treasure box fling your luminescent glove.
ISABEL YOSITO
Many immigrants do not talk about what they endured back home. They were fleeing that world, and whe...
ISABEL WILKERSON
As moisturizers, oils rapidly penetrate the deeper layers of the skin, protecting against the breakd...
ISABEL GILLIES
I had been living in Ohio in my own house with my own life when my marriage abruptly came to an end....
ISABEL GILLIES
Accounts of eating Christmas sweet potatoes baked in ashes and jackrabbit stewed with white flour du...
ISABEL GILLIES
Show your bluebell passion with every step you take. Infuse your corporeal mind, body and spirit wit...
ISABEL YOSITO
Idle is the day and lantern the hour as I delight in the splendor of your kiss grog.
ISABEL YOSITO
I've always liked the idea of memoirs, going into someone else's life, going through someone...
ISABEL GILLIES
I've spent months living in Africa and India. So it's not like I was sheltered when I starte...
ISABEL LUCAS
... la vida es ante todo luz y se necesita muy poco para apagar esa luz.
ISABEL ABEDI
Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House' series is a national treasure, beloved by generati...
ISABEL GILLIES
I grew up being very interested in Greek mythology because my mum read to my sister and I.
ISABEL LUCAS
If you can’t believe in miracles, then believe in yourself. When you want something bad enough, le...
ISABEL LOPEZ
There isn’t a dance that can compare to the gaiety, the timing and cohesiveness of hand maneuvers,...
ISABEL LOPEZ
There has never been a shrimp that I've eaten that I haven't been like, 'I am so lucky t...
ISABEL GILLIES
What is this powerful have over my tub? Surely, I am transfixed by your firecracker charm and your s...
ISABEL YOSITO
Nothing increases the number of jobs so rapidly as labor-saving machinery, because it releases wants...
ISABEL PATERSON
It's no good coming here. We'll watch it on the telly.
ISABEL SHEEHAN
Julita was being spinned like a top by a drop-dead-gorgeous Dominicano. Later she told us that he’...
ISABEL LOPEZ
Ich bin zu unerfahren, um Erfahrungen zu sammeln«, fasse ich mein Dilemma zusammen.
ISABEL SHTAR
No law can give power to private persons; every law transfers power from private persons to governme...
ISABEL PATERSON
That's the positive aspect of trade I suppose. The world gets stirred up together. That's about as m...
ISABEL HOVING
People instantly assume you can't have a platonic friendship with someone of the opposite sex. I...
ISABEL LUCAS
It’s funny how much easier it is to see others’ shortcomings and give advice when you’re not p...
ISABEL LOPEZ
On the whole, lying is a cheerful affair. Embellishments are intended to give pleasure. People long ...
ISABEL FONSECA
My best friend was Aboriginal. She taught me about 'bush tucker' - the food of the land, the...
ISABEL LUCAS
I believe in love. I believe in hard times and love winning. I believe marriage is hard. I believe p...
ISABEL GILLIES
When I was growing up, my mother worked, and in the evenings, the whole family would sit around the ...
ISABEL GILLIES
What's supposed to happen, at the end of a quest? Cheers and accolades, Josh knew; people throw thei...
ISABEL HOVING
Newton was asked as a mathematician, not as a moralist. He replied 'Gentlemen, in applied mathematic...
ISABEL PATERSON
I was very comfortable having a steady job on a hit show, and who knew if 'The Jeffersons' w...
ISABEL SANFORD
If you are heartbroken and can't face the world, you need something with a fantastic plot. You w...
ISABEL GILLIES
I eat lots of veggies and pasta and nuts, tofu and soups. Works well for my body, and I also feel mo...
ISABEL LUCAS
I've no idea when I'm going to wear it, the girl replied calmly. I only knew that I had to have it. ...
ISABEL WOLFF
I didn't think anything I wrote was going to get published. I'm a dyslexic kid who had tutor...
ISABEL GILLIES
When they (hurricane victims) go into apply, they'll find that somebody has already done it in their...
ISABEL WINGERTER
We're going to see a big jump at the pump because the price of gas has increased.
ISABEL WINGERTER
For instance, we know in other countries that there is a powerful connection between nationalism and...
ISABEL MARCUS
We hope to raise awareness and consciousness regarding some of the broader issues that may not recei...
ISABEL MARCUS
For example, within the U.S. military today there arise all kinds of questions about what the bounda...
ISABEL MARCUS
The market is just waiting for the outcome of the meeting at this point, but the trend is to assume ...
ISABEL LEMOS
It would make it very complicated for Brazil to lower rates in the mid term.
ISABEL LEMOS