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1. "And suddenly it came to him. That Strawberry Fields garden he'd come from, and the Freedom Tower he'd been thinking of: taken together, didn't they contain the two words that said it all about this city, the two words that really mattered? It seemed to him that they did. Two words: the one an invitation, the other an ideal, an adventure, a necessity. "Imagine" said the garden. "Freedom" said the tower. Imagine freedom. That was the spirit, the message of this city he loved. You really didn't need anything more. Dream it and do it. But first you must dream it." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
2. "Imagine. Freedom. Always." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
3. "So does nobody care about Ireland?""Nobody. Neither King Louis, nor King Billie, nor King James." He nodded thoughtfully. "The fate of Ireland will be decided by men not a single one of whom gives a damn about her. That is her tragedy." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
4. "She was quiet for a moment or two. Then she said: 'Cruel words are a terrible thing, Quash. Sometimes you regret them. But what's been said cannot be unsaid." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
5. "All empires become arrogant. It is their nature." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
6. "You can make money in a small way without politics. But to make big money, you need to buy the legislature. Can't be done otherwise." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
7. "Fate was cruel, but it was fate." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
8. "When people are angry, any insult will do; and prejudice is magnified into a cause." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
9. "For the increase in the number of my Brennan cousins," Conall remarked dryly, "we must thank the potato." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
10. "Human nature, gentleman. It is original sin that leads men to misfortune, every time. I am a speculator in the market, gentlemen, and that is part of God's plan. Men only learn through suffering. So I punish human weakness, and God rewards me." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
11. "I'll be damned if I'm going to miss the overture and finale when I've payed good money for it... You can go, but I'm staying." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
12. "An unexpected guest, enjoying such lavish hospitality, should expect to sing for his supper." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
13. "Gotham admired Maeve. By day she managed money, and did it brilliantly, but she didn't find it satisfied her intellect. She spoke four languages. She played the piano seriously well. And she read books. Lots of them." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
14. "Never mind,' Gertchen said with a smile, 'you'll have to be pagan today." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
15. "Frank Master wasn't really her lover yet. Though he didn't quite know it, he was still on trial. She found him intelligent, kindly, somewhat ignorant of opera, but maybe improvable." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
16. "A New Yorker can never be beat, Gorham, because he gets right back up again. Remember that." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
17. "Brothers who are alive today, when we are gone, do not be hard, but pity us Beg God's forgiveness for us now, that He may sooner pity you, when you are dust. It" ~ Edward Rutherfurd
18. "About the nobles—not just de Cygne, all of them. They don't care. Just remember that. Do what you have to do with them, because they have the power. I don't know if they'll always have it, but they do now, and they'll have it as long as you live, my son. So don't ever go against them. But just remember, no matter what they say, don't ever trust them. Because they don't care about you, and they never will, because you're not one of them." He" ~ Edward Rutherfurd
19. "Oh Lord, we thank Thee for this thy gift of lobster Newburg. And grant us also, if it be Thy will, control of the Hudson Ohio Railroad.''But we ain't wanting control of the Hudson Ohio," Sean softly objected. 'True,' said Gabriel Love, 'but the Almighty doesn't need to know that yet." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
20. "However much you may fall in love, do not waste that love on a woman who is not considerate in return." ~ Edward Rutherfurd
21. "frowned," ~ Edward Rutherfurd

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Not only a few times, but every time he did not give in to his urge to go look for her, he resented the moment that came in its place. Even if the moment was beautiful and was something he valued, and made him who he was. He could not help but also long for that other life in which he lived with Della, even if she abused him."
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