Quote#Wisdom
She noted with delight that he really did say "Ha!" This made a…
Quote byJan Struther · 1901–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Eve of the Shoot, Mrs. Miniver.
English (original)
She noted with delight that he really did say "Ha!" This made a valuable addition to her collection. She had lately acquired a "Humph!" and two "Whews!" but she was still waiting in vain for a "Pshaw!"
— Jan Struther
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And I am a mockery, who was God before.
Come, let us wage a holy war!
For to love, loveless, is a bitter pill: But to be loved, unloving, bitterer still.
O love's a simple word to say With nature aiding and abetting;
Then say–how come the years to seem so swift, The days, the days so slow?
Now heaven be thanked, I am out of love again! I have been long a slave, and now am free;