Marcelle
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“My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
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“The reason you will not say it is, when you say it, even to yourself, you will know it is true.”
― As I Lay Dying
― As I Lay Dying
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.”
― The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
― The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
“Holding this book in your hand, sinking back in your soft armchair, you will say to yourself: perhaps it will amuse me. And after you have read this story of great misfortunes, you will no doubt dine well, blaming the author for your own insensitivity, accusing him of wild exaggeration and flights of fancy. But rest assured: this tragedy is not a fiction. All is true.”
― Le Père Goriot
― Le Père Goriot
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