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As a reader, when the writer gets sentimental, you drift, because there's something fishy going on there. You recognize a moment that's largely about the writer and the writer's own need to believe in something that might not in fact exist. As a reader, you think, 'Where did the story go? Where did the person I'm reading about go?'

~Adrian Nicole Leblanc

Topics: About Because Believe Did Drift Exist Fact Fishy Gets Go Going In Fact Largely Might Moment Need Own Person Reader Reading Recognize Sentimental Something Story Think Where Writer You

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In my life, there have been people that I was convinced would be around forever, and yet, somehow they managed to drift away after a couple of years. Likewise there have been people who have begun as casual acquaintances but become more important with each passing year.

~Alana Stewart

Topics: Acquaintances After Around Away Become Been Begun Casual Convinced Couple Drift Each Forever Important Life Likewise More My Life Passing People Somehow Who Would Year Years

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Being friends with anyone for 30 years is no easy task - people change, they drift apart, they move on.

~Alana Stewart

Topics: Anyone Apart Being Change Drift Easy Friends Move Move On People People Change Task Years

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The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.

~Albert Einstein

Topics: Atom Catastrophe Changed Drift Everything Modes Our Power Save Thinking Thus Toward Unleashed Unparalleled

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I'm endlessly intrigued by stories, and I love helping someone to formulate his or her story. I can drift off when I'm reading pure abstraction, but the narratives of human lives hold my attention every time.

~Andrew Solomon

Topics: Abstraction Attention Drift Endlessly Every Every Time Formulate Helping Her His Hold Human Intrigued Lives Love Narratives Off Pure Reading Someone Stories Story Time I Love I Can

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What is the most innocent place in any country? Is it not the insane asylum? These people drift through life truly innocent, unable to see into themselves at all.

~Arthur Miller

Topics: Any Asylum Country Drift Innocent Insane Life Most People Place See Themselves Through Truly Unable

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The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.

~Barney Oliver

Topics: Drift Group Planets Separate Space Stars Sun Through Vast

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Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.

~Ben Nicholson

Topics: Any Because Begin Break Deadly Down Drift Fascinating Makes Only Politics Satire Sense Serious Stuff The Only Thing Thing Towards

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You can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth, and ultimately that is what architecture is a vision of: Heaven on earth, at it's best.

~Ben Nicholson

Topics: Architecture Best Drift Earth Heaven Just Towards Ultimately Vision You

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I think I drift toward sad love songs.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Drift Love Love Songs Sad Songs Think Toward I Think

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