Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family-but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything.

Willa Cather

Shadows on the Rock

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Topic

Value of friendship Friendship Friends Loneliness Exile

Speaker

Father Hector Saint-Cyr

Author

Willa Cather

Source

Shadows on the Rock

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Cather, Willa. Shadows on the Rock. Alfred A. Knopf, 1931, bk. 3, ch. 5.

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The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own.

Willa Cather

The Professor's House

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Topic
Limits of knowledge Inscrutability Connecting with others Intimacy

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Willa Cather
Source
The Professor's House
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, 1925, bk. 1, ch. 8.

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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Albert Einstein

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Topic
Life Bicycles Momentum Idleness

Author

Albert Einstein
Source
Letters of Albert Einstein
Medium
Letter
Language
German
Time
1930 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Letter to his son Eduard." Quoted in Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson. Simon & Schuster, 2007. Originally from Letter to his Son Eduard, 5 Feb. 1930.

Another quote about Friendship

Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.

It's a Wonderful Life

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Friendship Friends
Speaker
Clarence
Actor
Henry Travers
Source
It's a Wonderful Life
Medium
Film
Genre
Christmas (film) Drama (film) Christmas Drama
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Citation

It's a Wonderful Life. Directed by Frank Capra, Liberty Films, 1946.