C.W. Gortner Quotes

#1. Sometimes it's the simplest things we should most long for.

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#2. And opportunities are like stories in books," I retorted. "All we need do is pick one.

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#3. But we are each created in God's image and must be allowed to seek our path to Him in our own way.

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#4. You may come as a proud prince today young Habsburg. But you shall travel many more roads in Castile in death than you ever will in life

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#5. Simplicity," I said, "is true elegance. A woman is closest to being naked when she is well dressed. Her clothing should be seen only after she herself is.

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#6. The truth is, not one of is innocent. We all have sins to confess.

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#7. I fear I lose myself among books. I forget everything.

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#8. Was it worth it?" she sighed "I have found it is always worth fighting for what we believe in, regardless of the outcome. Risk is never without consequence.

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#9. Since fortune was dragging its heels, I would lure it out with my hard work.

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#10. And I vowed that were it ever within my power, I would see to it that he had his voyage.

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#11. No truth can be determined that concerns the future.

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#12. Though I strived for spiritual and physical unity in all of Spain, I believed a truly great country, one that would endure for centuries, must be built on the foundation of a literate and well-rounded society.

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#13. What we do not earn ourselves," he said, "is never truly ours. It can always be taken away. But even if we lose everything we work for, the achievement is ours forever.

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#14. There are many ways to obtain our desires, ma petite. Remember that, for it will serve you well.

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#15. The world is only as small as we see it, my lady. Imagination knows no limits.

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#16. I unlocked her cage, but you, my thieving friend, aim to set her free. Be careful with what you do. Wild things are never tamed." Boy's

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#17. Do not make the mistake of thinking you're unique, When we are young, we believe we can wrap life around our little finger, but life has a way of teaching us who is stronger. In The end, you are but a woman.

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#18. Nothing is the same afterward, is it? We carry on, as indeed we must, but we are never who we were." He

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#19. I turned on my heel and left her, exasperated that even as I worked my fingers to the bone to liberate women from our cloth chains, our minds remained as closed as ever to the possibility that we might deserve more than a husband, children, and growing old cooking sausage.

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#20. having someone I could belong to was a lure I'd always both fought against and gravitated to. I did not like the idea of being owned,

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#21. Love is a treacherous emotion. You will fare better without it. We Medici always have.

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#22. I admire you. You have learned to rise with the wind, rather than fight it. Too many people struggle to become what is expected of them, when, as we both know, what is expected of us is rarely what we desire.

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#23. Youth is no protection; in the end, life scars us all.

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#24. There are moments that define our existence, moments that, if we recognize them, become pivotal turning points in our life.

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