Slowly, Anna put up a hand to his muzzle and began to scratch that spot behind the ear where large dogs keep their souls.
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They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?''It was books, admitted Miss Minton. And Maia said, 'Good.
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She was so intelligent that she could think herself into beauty. Intelligence.. They don't talk about it much, the poets, but when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good..
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To show too much joy in a place such as this would be unseemly but, as he padded toward her, his tail was extended in a manner which would make wagging possible should all go as expected.
When you're sad, my Little Star, go out of doors. It's always better underneath the open sky.
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Please, God,' Ruth would pray, 'don't let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that knowledge must be pursued for its own sake and please, please stop me wanting to beat Verena Plackett in the exams.'She prayed hard and she meant what she said. But God was busy that autumn as the International Brigade came back, defeated, from Spain, Hitler's bestialities increased, and sparrows everywhere continued to fall.
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You cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair.
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One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda
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