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Quote by Chaim Potok
A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully an

A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare – let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel. – Chaim Potok

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I think that to a very great extent we are partners with the divine in this enterprise called history. That is an ongoing relationship, and there is absolutely no guarantee that things will automatically work out to our best advantage. – Chaim Potok

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relationship
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Chaim Potok
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Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a universal without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere. – Chaim Potok

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Beauty
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Were all outsiders in a way. Were all alone and can become very lonely. – Hugo Weaving

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alone

Improvisation is almost like the retarded cousin in the comedy world. Weve been trying forever to get improvisation on TV. Its just like stand-up. Its best when its just left alone. It doesnt translate always on TV. Its best live. – Amy Poehler

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alone

I cant write without a reader. Its precisely like a kiss – you cant do it alone. – John Cheever

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alone

I personally love to run outdoor fitness trails. I love the meditative value I get when out alone, challenging myself to run faster and higher. – Laurieann Gibson

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alone

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Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope it is impossible. – Elizabeth Bowen

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We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do. – Ethel Barrett

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A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own flowers. – Grace Hansen

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Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth. – Mahatma Gandhi

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