- Genres
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- Nov 07, 2020
Were Quotes
Looking back at what was.
This page collects quotes that look backward - one traveler recalling how ordinary tea shops became a favorite haunt abroad, another speaker arguing that drug use is a symptom of deeper trouble rather than the root cause. Readers who like reflective phrasing may also enjoy Family.
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- Longer
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- Nov 07, 2020
The longer we were in it, the smaller it seemed to get.
- Get
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- Nov 07, 2020
All the 20th we were endeavouring to get into Adventure Bay but were prevented by variable winds.
- Blotting
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As a bookish adolescent, I sopped up texts as if I were blotting paper and they were fluid.
- Model
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- Nov 07, 2020
As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minh's demands were a model of modesty.
- Cause
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- Nov 07, 2020
Drugs, were a symptom - they weren't the cause of anything.
- People
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They were targeting those people I referred to as 'little Eichmanns.' These were legitimate targets.
- Evolution
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- Nov 07, 2020
Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space.
- Nov 07, 2020
We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.
- Farmers
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- Nov 07, 2020