31 Quotes About Oregon
- Author Aberjhani
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With each passing day, I allowed myself to become a little more intoxicated by limitless possibilities which seemed sometimes to roll in with the fog, murmur suggestions that would have made me run yelling from them had I been anywhere [other than San Francisco], then leave me to cope with that special brand of terror bestowed by sweet and sour tastes of freedom.
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- Author Ursula K. Le Guin
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my books won't take me farinto this place
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- Author Maggie Osborne
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How many times must I tell all of you! Sky, ground, or target. Damn it, you don't point a gun at another person unless you are prepared to kill that person." He scowled at Ona. "A careless accident could cost one of you a husband. I've told you from the beginning. The Oregon men won't accept a crippled wife. They insist on brides who are healthy and whole.
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- Author Mauro Wojcikiewicz
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Mauro Wojcikiewicz is an experienced science teacher who is based in Oregon. He has worked in the education sector for his entire life and enjoys the chance he has to inspire future generations of scientists. Mauro Wojcikiewicz would like to continue working in education as he adores the challenges that each new day presents him with. At present, he teaches in middle school.
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- Author Jackie Haze
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Portland was a dream both in the literal sense and the metaphorical sense, both tangible and not - a fleeting affair you want to hold on to but can't, so you try memorizing her every detail only to fail to do so in the consumption, in the savoring, in the absorbing of yourself into her. When she's gone, she comes to you in snippets, replaying in your mind like a fragmented picture show.
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- Author Judy Nedry
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February is the cruelest month in western Oregon.
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- Author Melissa Hart
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Rain in the Northwest is not the pounding, flashing performance enjoyed by the eastern part of the nation. Nor is it the festive annual soaking I'd been used to in Southern California. Rather, it's a seven-month drizzle that darkens the sky, mildews the bath towels, and propels those already prone to depression into the dim comforts of antihistamines and a flask.
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- Author Susan Straley
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Today we traveled back south toward Portland, Oregon. It occurred to me that we were now going toward our home in Florida instead of away from it. Maybe this concept was why I was feeling unenthusiastic and worn out.
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- Author Stefanie Payne
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A lake so vibrant in color that it looks like a fine art painting.
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