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1 " Marriage without struggle is like an unfired clay pot.It is easily made, but it will not stand the test of time. "
― Allan Wolf , The Watch That Ends the Night
2 " Thank God (my wife) and I were both born poorso the concept of fidelity was allowed to take root in us. "
3 " In vogue and cosmopolitan they clutch their Pomeranians and walk among the millionaires or watch from swayback steamer chairs "
4 " Man's fatal flaw is misplaced optimism. "
5 " Some folks is meant to make excuses. Some folks is meant to make history. "
6 " ... my aim in writing The Watch That Ends the Night was not to present history. My aim was to present humanity. The people represented in this book lived and breathed and loved. They were as real as you or me. They could have been any one of us. "
7 " But most are fueled by hope. "
8 " I can tell a lot about people just by watching them go about their day. And from where I sits in the crow's nest, a rich man and a poor man looks equally small. "
9 " I have chosen not to name any particular ship because its identity is not relevant to my story. The fact is that a ship was there. And for whatever reason, that ship did nothing. "
10 " I can tell a lot about peoplejust by watching them going about their day.And from where I sits in the crow's nest,a rich man and a poor man looks equally small. "
11 " Why were you staring at me?" the girl asked.The boy replied, "Because you are beautiful. "