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“Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.”
― The Girl in the Golden Atom
― The Girl in the Golden Atom
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
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“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
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“You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.”
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“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
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