I have observed that you treat a man as an old garment to be taken apart and stitched … - Martine Leavitt

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Rick Grenell, who is an old U. N. hand, talk on Fox News about really pressing to see if the Iranians are violating any of the terms of the agreement, really press them on that, make sure there is full compliance.

Martine Leavitt

I have observed that you treat a man as an old garment to be taken apart and stitched again. Perhaps you could think of him as good cloth, rich fabric that wants only to be embroidered upon. And perhaps, if you will do that, you will see that you love Tailor yourself.

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Tell me what it is like to die," I answered. He dismounted from his horse, looking at me strangely the whole while. "You experience something similar every day," he said softly. "It is as familiar to you as bread and butter. " "Yes," I said. "It is like every night when I fall asleep. " "No. It is like every morning when you wake up.

Fall, Familiar, Horse, Looking, Morning, Softly

If untimely death came only those who deserved that fate, Keturah, where would choice be? No one would do good for its own sake, but only to avoid an early demise. No one would speak out against evil because of his own courageous soul, but only to live another day. The right to choose is man's great gift, but one thing is not his to choose--the time and means of death.

Day, Fate, Live, Mean, Men, Sake

You, my lord, are the ending of all true stories.

Ending, Lord, Stories, True Story

Demonstrate talent, said Grandmother often to me, and you will still be loved by a husband when beauty has faded.

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You have no dower," he said. "Live, Keturah. Go home. " "But I do have a dower," I said plainly. "This is my dower, Lord Death; the crown of flowers I will never wear at my wedding. " He knelt on one knee before me. "The little house I would have had of my own, to furnish and clean. That, too, is part of my dower. " "I will give you the world for your footstool," he said. "And most precious of all, I give you the wee baby I will never hold in my arms.

Arms, Baby, Crown, Flower, Home