197 Quotes About Ashes

  • Author Thomas Starr King
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    The oak roars when a high wind wrestles with it; the beech shrieks; the elm sends forth a long, deep groan; the ash pours out moans of thrilling anguish.

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  • Author Tom Kelly
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    It takes about a quarter teaspoon of ashes to make a paperweight or a heart. We've already had people call about their pets.

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  • Author Jack London
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    I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark would burn out in a brilliant blaze than be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

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  • Author Justin Langer
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    Every high-profile performance for either England or Australia can only enhance the prospects of the Ashes later in the year.

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  • Author Cormac McCarthy
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    Then they set out along the blacktop in the gunmetal light, shuffling through the ash, each the other's world entire.

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  • Author Frank McCourt
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    My mother died in New York... she was cremated, and we took her ashes to Ireland one week and scattered the ashes on her family's gravesite." ()

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  • Author Glenn McGrath
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    I obviously want to be there for the Ashes and the World Cup, then we'll see how we go. I haven't felt better all season. That's a big positive for me.

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