Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit answered to, in strongest conjuration.
—Charles Dickens
Kandi Tolentinohas quoted3 years ago
The peasants knew that a spoiled son did more harm to a family than a dead one, and they kept themselves from indulging him too much
Anastasia Manylovahas quoted3 years ago
It was as if a warm room had gotten cooler, but it was still the same room.
Muneera Al Hendihas quoted4 years ago
Some Koreans in Japan do not wish to be called Zainichi Korean because the term means literally “foreign resident staying
b2273904549has quoted4 years ago
She felt angry with him for lying, but she felt grateful, too. She had loved him, and she could not bear the thought of him being gone from this life.
Dishinya Gogoihas quoted5 months ago
This was his burden, not hers
Dishinya Gogoihas quoted5 months ago
Whether China capitulated or avenged itself, the weeds would have to be pulled from the vegetable garden, rope sandals would need to be woven if they were to have shoes, and the thieves who tried often to steal their few chickens had to be kept away
Dishinya Gogoihas quoted5 months ago
en have choices that women don’t.
Dishinya Gogoihas quoted5 months ago
he peasants knew that a spoiled son did more harm to a family than a dead one,
Dishinya Gogoihas quoted5 months ago
Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit answered to, in strongest conjuration. —Charles Dickens