Fey. . . a Scotch word. . . It means the kind of exalted happiness that comes before … - Agatha Christie

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Sometimes, unfortunately, when we make choices there are consequences but, ultimately, the longer we keep things down and hold them secret, the longer the enemy can use them against us.

Agatha Christie

Fey. . . a Scotch word. . . It means the kind of exalted happiness that comes before disaster. You know--it's too good to be true.

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When the sea goes down, there will come from the mainland boats and men. And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Indian Island.

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In the midst of life, we are in death.

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I learned. . . that one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back - that the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a one way street, isn't it?

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The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself - and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.

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In conversation, points arise! If a human being converses much, it is impossible for him to avoid the truth! (Hercule Poirot)

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Sometimes, unfortunately, when we make choices there are consequences but, ultimately, the longer we keep things down and hold them secret, the longer the enemy can use them against us.

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Eusebius

Let us ban together to invent all the miracles and resurrection appearances which we never saw and le us carry the sham even to death! Why not die for nothing? Why dislike torture and whipping inflicted for no good reason? Let us go out to all nations and overthrow their institutions and denounce their gods! And even if we don't convince anybody, at least we'll have the satisfaction of drawing down on ourselves the punishment for out own deceit.

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Amy Sherman-Palladino

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Henry Ward Beecher

It is one of the worst effects of prosperity to make a man a vortex instead of a fountain; so that, instead of throwing out, he learns only to draw in.

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At the end of the day it's really easy to be a great leader when things are going well. The real test, whether or not you believe in being an emotionally intelligent leader, is when things go wrong.

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