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He hardly ever spoke of magic, and when he did it was like a history lesson and no one could bear to listen to him.

He hardly ever spoke of magic, and when he did it was like a history lesson and no one could bear to listen to him.

Susanna Clarke (2009). “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell”, p.75, Bloomsbury Publishing

Your Plan and the stuff that comes out of my asshole bear a suspicious resemblance to each other.

Stephen King (2016). “The Long Walk”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

To hold a testimony, one must bear it often and live worthy of it.

Spencer W. Kimball (1982). “The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, Twelfth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”

A lean sorrow is hardest to bear.

Sarah Orne Jewett (1895). “The Life of Nancy”

Levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.

Quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) (entry for 21 July 1763)

We are told, that the black bear is innocent; but I should not like to trust myself with him.

James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1824). “The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order: A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished”, p.325