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Quote by Seamus Heaney
As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and o

As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. – Seamus Heaney

Other quotes by Seamus Heaney

But that citizens perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based. – Seamus Heaney

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Trust
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Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit. – Seamus Heaney

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Marriage
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Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained. – Seamus Heaney

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Hope
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People who talk about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life, without understanding what is subversive about love and what is positive in the refusal of constraints, such people have a corpse in their mouth. – Raoul Vaneigem

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Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive. – Jean M. Auel

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positive

Sometimes youre not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things Ive written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback. – Len Wein

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There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out. – Hillary Clinton

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I dont know why you use a fancy French word like detente when theres a good English phrase for it – cold war. – Golda Meir

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As a mom, I dont have much time for beauty. – Idina Menzel

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There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations. – Benjamin Disraeli

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