"From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone."
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"Then came the war, old sport. It was a great relief, and I tried very hard to die, but I seemed to bear an enchanted life."
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"It's a great relief for me that no one will ask me anymore: "Orhan, when will you get the Nobel Prize?""
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"There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously."
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"A bitter drug oft brings relief."
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"There's always some relief in giving up."
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"Happiness is not an individual matter. When you are able to bring relief, or bring back the smile to one person, not only that person profits, but you also profit."
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"It would positively be a relief to me to dig Shakespeare up and throw stones at him."
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"I had a great time making the last movie, 'Eclipse.' We shot my back-story stuff from the 1930's. But I was waiting for 'Breaking Dawn' because I love the relationship Rosalie has with Jacob and the rest of her family and Bella. She also provides comic relief."
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"I think there was an overemphasis in the early stage on militarization rather than directly providing relief. I don't think it has any long-term significance."
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"The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of such a background, where the pine flourishes and the jay still screams."
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"Relief spilled into me. He wanted to live. He just didn't know how."
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"Where the waters do agree, it is quite wonderful the relief they give."
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"Punk allowed women to stop looking feminine. Oh, the relief."
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"All dramatic realism is somewhat sadistic; an audience is persuaded to watch something that makes it uncomfortable and from which no relief is offered - no laughter, no tears, no purgation."
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